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Summary: Old, authentic recipes
Comment: Thirty-six years ago, I attended a party where cheese blintzes were served. It was my first blintz, and I had never tasted anything so delicious. I asked the hostess about the recipe and she handed me the Molly Goldberg Jewish Cookbook. I went out and bought this paperback ($.95, I believe!). There is a Jewish Deli in Cincinnati, Izzy's, and my husband had always enjoyed their Lima Bean Soup. I called Izzy for the recipe, and he laughed me off the phone ... wouldn't share. Well, lo and behold, a recipe was right there in Molly Goldberg. I have made this soup ever since. Lima Bean Soup was the Thursday soup, and they have at last removed it from the menu. I guess this recipe is not modern enough. But it is certainly authentic.
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Summary: Can't wait to try
Comment: I just received this book so I cannot really rate it yet. Since I have a question about the recipes already it won't get 5 stars. Some of the recipes call for can tomatoes(#2 or #2 1/2)I have no idea what these numbers mean. Recipes nowadays usually say the oz.size to use. As soon as I find out what this means, I will start using this cookbook and then be able to review it properly.
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Summary: Tacky humor, but the recipes are the Real Deal
Comment: The Jewish mother/family humor is dated and a little over the top, but it doesn't matter. The recipes are great. This is genuine, unmodernized Ashkenazi cooking, the way my grandma cooked. There's a great selection of recipes for every occasion--everyday, Shabbat, and holidays. No fancy ingredients, and the recipes are easy to follow. If you want to wallow in nostalgia, this is it.
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Summary: Don't Use the Bagel Recipe
Comment: We have used two of the recipes (Sauerkraut Soup and Bagels Jake) and both were failures (p.s. we are usually quite successful cooks). The bagel failure was especially bothersome since we tried several times. After checking online recipes, we finally found the problem: the recipe is wrong! Boiling bagels for 20 minutes is crazy!A Jewish cookbook that leads you astray on bagels??
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Summary: MOLLY GOLDBERG'S COOKBOOK
Comment: In my library of over 100 cookbooks, many of them Jewish in content, this is the one I consult first before looking at any others. The recipes are truly wonderful, easy to follow and typical of the Jewish cookery I was brought up on. I have given copies of the book to my children and friends interested in the "real thing" and they all agree with me. The blintzes are outstanding and never let me down. It's the 1 book I couldn't be without to try "new old recipes".
