What do you call an Orthodox Jewish Farmer?- Page 2

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 11/13/04 at 11:34pm

Isn't there only one way to pronounce it? It's sort of a cross between an H and a K, but your throat's a bit more constricted?

I think I'm getting the idea. Pronounced like Yarmulk sorta?

[Plum]

Posted: 11/13/04 at 11:36pm

Huh? No, that "ch" sound isn't anywhere in yarmulke. Which I call a kippa anyway. :)

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 11/13/04 at 11:40pm

Oy vey. ::headdesk::

[The Grovers Corners Yenta]

Posted: 11/13/04 at 11:43pm

All these posts just because of a joke that someone didn't like. See.....humor does bring people together! By the way DollyPop, I still shop at Waldbaum's because that is where my mother and grandmother always shopped.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 11/13/04 at 11:45pm

I think I best just ask for matzoh balls, instead of trying to pronounce k-nay-lahh*gutteral sound* and having the clerk shake her head sadly at the Chinese lady trying out new cuisine.

[The Grovers Corners Yenta]

Posted: 11/13/04 at 11:47pm

Chanukah is next month. Who likes latkes? I make mine from scratch and grate them by hand.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 11/13/04 at 11:50pm

I haven't, but I'm spending Christmas at my Jewish friend's place with her Japanese husband, so I'm expecting a fantastic and extensive spread!

[Plum]

Posted: 11/14/04 at 12:03am

I love latkes, especially with sour cream. But I never got the apple sauce thing.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 11/14/04 at 12:11am

I shop at Waldbaum's because the Ass't Manager is adorable!

[The Grovers Corners Yenta]

Posted: 11/14/04 at 12:20am

Dollypop..I shop there because I buy my meat there. I guess we like to shop for the same things!

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 11/14/04 at 12:22am

Wow, bad joke.
Anyway, you can definitely get manaschewitz (how ever you spell that) matzo ball soup and mix at most grocery stores in the kosher/jewish food aisle. especially around Pesach (Passover). makes great matzo balls, better than from scratch because they never come out hard like rocks. (like my Bubbie's )
Yes, I love latkes! We hardlt ever make thm though, because my mom's always end up being green and they are very time consuming.

I love Jewish threads!

[thirdrowcenter]

Posted: 11/14/04 at 12:23am

Latkes are so delicious. I never tried them with sour cream. I always have apple sauce with the latkes.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 11/14/04 at 12:27am

What are latkes? Are they like potato pancakes? (Don't know why I have that image.)

[The Grovers Corners Yenta]

Posted: 11/14/04 at 12:30am

Latkes are potato pancakes. I make them with grated potato, matzo meal, eggs oil ans seasonings. They are fried and eaten with sour cream and or applesauce.

Posted: 11/14/04 at 12:34am

omg i love latkes my dad makes the best. and i cant eat latkes without applesause, i never got the sour cream thing. mmmmmmm i cant wait for hannukah ....yummy yummy latkes

[ElphieDefiesGravity]

Posted: 11/14/04 at 12:34am

Who here likes sufganiot(jelly doughnuts)? I don't particularly because I don't like jelly doughnuts. I do love latkes and applesauce though.

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 11/14/04 at 12:36am

Oh god, the thought of poato pancakes...drool. What's with the apple sauce thing though?

[Plum]

Posted: 11/14/04 at 1:18am

Sufganiot are great in small doses.

And Tiff, I never got the applesauce thing, myself. Sour cream is the way to go with latkes.

[Musetta1957]

Posted: 11/14/04 at 2:04am

I love latkes.

Oh yes, and I am an Asian American gentile who regularly reads OnlySimchas.com! :)

[midnghtdolphin]

Posted: 11/14/04 at 3:10am

i miss knishes. they're one of my faves. that and brisket which my mom always makes for chanukah and passover. alas, i only get it at chanukah. oh well. as for matzah ball soup, you can get the ingredients at the grocery store. it's mostly matzah meal and chicken broth. not a fan of latkes as much. i think i ate them way to often when i was little. oh well. the one thing about all the food... it's all oil. lol. i remember that we used to buy oil by the gallon for chanukah cause everything was cooked in it. lol. ok, i'm done rambling. but now i'm hungry for a knish and i can't get them here! and blintzes. haven't had them in years. my grandmother used to make them. my mom and i found a recipe that tastes identical to hers, which is good, but i haven't had them in forever. blintzes with jelly... now that's mmmm mmmm good! Updated On: 11/14/04 at 03:10 AM

[BwayLover]

Posted: 11/14/04 at 4:40am

See, the one bad thing about actually living in the holy land is that I'm always ASLEEP when these great threads are thriving!! Arrrggghh.

Catching up- I LOVE matzo balls... My grandma makes them out of scratch and they're delicious! I always end up stealing some of my cousins' balls cause they never finish them..( umm that doesn't sound good). As for knish- I like it too. We don't have it that often though- funnily enough, I had it more when I was staying with different families in the states than when I was living at home.

As for the sweet things.. I love Sufganiot, especially with all the different fillings they now have. Yummie!! They've already started selling them over here but I'm resisting- I want to eat my first sufgania on the first day of Channukah. Latkes are great, too- Sorry, Plum, I'm going to have to go with the applesauce people here, cause I hate sour cream.

I like these Jewish-themed threads, as well. :)

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 11/14/04 at 5:04am

So what exactly is knish? My friend made me a knish-something that had potato in it and it was FANTASTIC.

Will definitely have to look up the Jewish grocery stores around here tomorrow. I'm sure there's a few of them since we've got a pretty large Jewish population.

[Jon]

Posted: 11/14/04 at 5:53am

Knish - essentially mashed potatoes wrapped in a bread-type dough and baked.

The knishes that are sold on the hot dog carts in New York City are NOT authentic - they are deep-fried instead of baked.

Besides the basic potato knish, you can mix other vegetables with the potatoes and get spinach knishes, mushroom knishes, cabbage knishes, kasha knishes, etc.

The center of the knish universe is YONAH SHIMMEL'S - located on Houston Street near 2nd Avenue. It's a run-down old shop with a few tables to eatr at (most of their business is carry-out). On Sunday mornings, folks line up down the block to get knishes by trhe dozen to take home.

[Dollypop]

Posted: 11/14/04 at 12:43pm

I love latkes! I sometimes put jelly or apple butter on mine.

What about kishka? I was in Scotland this summer and happily learned that the Scottish haggis is really my beloved kishka--only the Scots pour some scotch whiskey over theirs.

Oh, life is good!

[Plum]

Posted: 11/14/04 at 12:44pm

Ah, those moments of cross-cultural togetherness. Gotta love 'em.