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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1952
THE SOUTHERN ISRAELITE
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^ ^ tyLEAH LEONARD
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An American Jewish Press Feature
Don’t let anyone intimidate
you into thinking food prepara
tion (cooking, to you and me) is
something unworthy of a modern
woman’s most careful considera
tion and devotion. In fact, the
modern woman is extremely con
scious of her responsibilities as
a homemaker, which includes a
working knowledge of food facts
in all the ramifications from nu
trition to aesthetic adornment or
eye-appeal. Food preparation is
very basic to health and happi
ness—nothing base about the cul
inary department at all.
Nor does one have to have un
limited means to develop the
“eighth art,” Cookery, or “a
kitchen of tremendous propor
tions,” as Reader Herman M.
Goldberg (a bachelor) of 26,
Dartmouth St., Lawrence, Mass.,
implies in his recent letter.
“What I can’t understand is
(though your recipes are
grand),” continues Mr. Goldberg,
“how a woman could spend all
time just baking and cooking
Women don’t have to. That’s
just the point, Mr. Goldberg.
With modern conveniences, even
in tiny kitchenette apartments,
plus an intelligent interest in the
chemistry and health^building of
foods, to say nothing of meal
planning and storing in refrig
erator or deep freeze compart
ment, actual kitchen-time is
greatly reduced. With an attitude
toward cooking that is whole
some, the more intelligent a
home-maker is the less time she
need spend in her kitchen these
days.
Here are some of the first-aids
to culinary engineers: 1. Hot
and cold water at the twist of
a wrist. 2. Gas or electric kitchen
stoves or even one-burner plates.
3. The Pressure Cooker. 4. Cook
books that eliminate guesswork
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So rich and fragrant!
Kosher, too! It bears the ©
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Dromedary way! Just add eg* and liquid
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family. »itb guests, at a gill!
or rule-of-thumb measurements
—no “Zhmanya” (fistful) of this
or that as in Granny's kitchen.
All these simple things, to say
nothing of dishwashers, dish-
dryers, garbage disposals—run
by electricity—which one finds
even in modest-income family
homes or apartments, have
brought cookery closer to effici
ency levels in industry. Turn to
Maimonides, the noted Jewish
philosopher, scholar, physician,
author of “The Guide to the Per
plexed,” the famous RAMBAM
who lived in Spain in the middle
of the 12th century, and read
his views on the importance of
food in relations to human well
being—far in advance of his
time, but up to the minute for us
today.
*****
Now that November brings its
golden harvest of nuts, dried
fruits, "raisins and almonds,”
and plenty of occasions for en
tertaining in the home, how
about baking one of those won
derful fruit cakes that can be
stored for months in aluminum
wrapping or tightly closed metal
containers? Here is an easy-to-
follow recipe sent us by Mrs. An
na Weissman of the Bronx, N. Y.
She adds: “I bake my fruit cakes
in pound coffee cans, tin ones of
course.’ Thank you Mrs. W. for
this and all the nice compliments.
1 pound light raisins
Vt pound seeded raisins
V 4 pound currants
V* pound candied citron diced
fine
'/t pound each candied orange
and lemon peel, cut fine
ViPound each candied cherries
and pineapple, cut fine
y 4 pound each blanched almonds
and walnuts, coarsely ground
Vt cup brandy or sherry
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
Vi teaspoon each baking powder,
cinnamon and allspice
5 eggs
1 teaspoon almond flavoring
1 tablespoon orange juice
y 4 pound vegetable shortening
or margarine
1 cup each granulated sugar
and dark brown sugar,
tightly packed.
Combine the dried and candied
fruits in a bowl and add the
brandy or sherry. Let stand cov
ered overnight. Add the nuts and
Vi cup of flour, stirring to coat
the bits of fruit and nuts. Sift
together remaining 1 Vi cups of
flour with baking powder and
spices onto a large piece of wax
paper for easy handling later.
Beat eggs slightly with a fork
and stir in flavoring and orange
juice. Cream the shortening till
soft and work in the two kinds
of sugar alternately till light and
fluffy. Add the egg mixture and
stir well to combine smoothly,
then stir in the flour combina
tion a little at a time till a bat
ter is formed. Add the floured
fruit and nuts, using a heavy
wooden spoon or work it with
the fingers till well mixed. Grease
loaf pans or pound coffee tins
and turn in the mixture, press
ing down firmly to prevent air
pockets. Bake 2 hours at 275 deg.
F. if using coffee tins, or 2
hours for loaf pans. Let cool be-
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Too Easy' to Be Jew in II. S
Hillel Leader Institute Told
WEST SHOKAN, N. Y. (JTA)
The seventh annual Hillel Insti
tute for leadership instruction
concluded an eight-day session
here after discussing various
problems concerning Jewish life
in this country and in Israel. One
hundred and forty students who
are leaders in the B’nai B’rith
Hillel Foundation units on their
respective campuses attended the
session.
Dr. Simon Halkin, Professor
of Hebrew Literature at the He
brew Literature at the Hebrew
University in Jerusalem, told the
delegates that he was “not sure
that the Jewish State will sur
vive" unless there is substantial
immigration of Jews from the
Western Hemisphere. The mil
lion and a half Jews who are liv
ing in Israel now are not suffi
cient to perpetuate the State, he
declared.
Asked whether he believed that
a full Jewish life was possible in
the United States, Prof. Halkin
said, “Whether you are religious
REVIVE PUBLIC
TORAH READING
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Sev
eral thousand pilgrims on Oct.
6, participated in the first revi
val of the ancient custom of
“Hakhel,’’ the public reading of
the Torah during the Succoth
holiday of the Sabbitical year.
The custom, discontinued
since the Dispersion, required
that the Kings of Israel read the
Torah to pilgrims from all parts
of ancient Israel who assembled
near the Temple. The readings,
held every seventh year, marked
the completion of the Sabbatical
year.
TALKS ON ISRAEL
NEW BRUNSWICK, N. J.
(JTA)—A series of eight lec
tures analyzing the political, ec
onomic, social and cultural de
velopment of Israel will be pre
sented during the coming se
mester by Rutgers University.
fore wrapping in aluminum foil
for storing in a cool, dark place,
ilf desired pour a little brandy or
rum over each of the fruit cakes
every 2 or 3 weeks to improve
the flavor and ripeness. Yields:
2 loaf cakes or 4 round coffee tin
cakes.
or not, a complete Jewish life
cannot be lived outside of Is
rael,” adding that it was “too
easy” to be a Jew in America.
"All one has to do is to buy a
bond or go to the Temple occa
sionally,” he stated.
GI INSURANCE
More than $10 billion in lapsed
GI term life insurance will be
lost forever under present laws
unless the 1,200,000 veterans who
have permitted their policies to
lapse reinstate them before the
terms expire during the next 14
months.
SCHOOL FOR 1,300
NEW YORK (JTA) — The
American Friends otf the Alliance
Israelite announced this week
that a new Jewish school for 1,-
300 students had been opened in
Casablanca. The Alliance has
been entrusted with responsibil
ity for instruction in the school
under an agreement reached
among the French authorities in
Morocco, the Joint Distribution
Committee and the Casablanca
Jewish community.
Convalescent Hone
MILWAUKEE (JTA) — The
Milwaukee Jewish Convalescent
Home this week opened a drive
for $300,000 for construction of
a new convalescent home here.
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