Page THE HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday September 1989 Culinary Outlook Tradition graces this Rosh meal FOOD nears it bt gins rundown r J Sipi iu llior and humorist rn ill her s celebrations It is al ways too hot or too cold she remem hers a relative of the stason when Jews throughout the world the New To her the das of Hashana involved a cast of thousands and plenty of food In Hartford Conn where grew up the autumn en the of seeing lar friends in the svnagogue The din table would be covered with turkey noodle pudding chicken soup chopped liver homemade challah egg bread with raisins herring and sour cream and the sweet kosher w ine she loved A prolific writer and cook Brock explains that she wrote her most re cent book Cooking with Memories Recipes and Recollections Stephen Greene Press to preserve recipes and stories for her three The book is to be published in November Everyone should write down memories what they did on their holidays what they ate or cooked she says Its great to have recipes on file and even if the recipes don live on through children at least they have the memories of stories about family and friends In the foreword explains how taste texture and aroma can bring one back to another era As the memories were called up along with them came the recipes recorded on and dog eared index cards scribbled on the fly leaves of old cook books buried in the saved letters of friends I resurrected treasured dish some of which had not seen the light of day since 1937 and found that my children loved them as much as I had Brody revised and her mother re tested many of the recipes updating them for today s health conscious so ciety She lowered salt and substitul for many fats using ricotta rather than heavier cheeses example She also took chicken fat out of most of the recipes since the uninitiated don seem to have a taste for chicken fat She changed cooking times and temperatures and did away with the family recipe for twicecooked roast beef they wanted to make certain that it was done Her next book will be fairlv serious addressing her cancer surgery last year and her sons recovery from drug addiction Last year when things were so bad we had a quiet familv of ihana in tht countrv I felt r to Clod than ever before even though we wercn t in synagogue she says This holiday Brody sent a challah to her son Jonathan in Taiwan She It may arrive but it will continue the tradition BRISKET to pound brisket Vt cup water large onions peeled and sliced stalks celery cut inch slices 1 8 ounce bottle chili sauce cloves garlic peeled and chopped bay leaves cup brown sugar firmly packed cup mustard cup red wine vinegar tablespoons molasses cup soy sauce 1 can beer non alcohol c if desired A teaspoon paprika salt and pepper to taste potatoes peeled and sliced Preheat the oven to degrees with the rack in the lower third but not bottom position Sear the meat fat side down first in the bottom of a heav dutv oven proof casserole dish Turn the meat over and sear the other side Into the casserole dish add the wa onions celery chili sauce garlic bav leaves brown sugar mustard vinegar molasses and soy sauce Cover and cook for 3 hours Add the beer Cover and cook 1 more hour checking occasionally to make sure there is liauid in the pot Add more water if necessary Remove the meat from the pot and pour the sauce into a metal bowl card the bay leaves Cool broth Slice the meat when cold Skim the fat off the sauce Return the sauce to the casserole or heat proof serving dish add the paprika and meat and reheat on top of the stove covered Add salt and pepper to taste Parboil the potatoes new potatoes to minutes medium size toes to minutes then add to the brisket dish to finish cooking This kitchen tested recipe makes servings CHICKEN SOUP pullets or 1 large fowl or twice the amount of a regular several packages of chickBn necks and backs cubes chicken bouillon large onions peeled and sliced carrots cut into inch chunks 3 parsnips cut into 2 Inch stalks celery leaves cut into inch slices bunch parsley well rinsed teaspoons black peppercorns cloves garlic peeled approximately 3 to 4 quarts cold water salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste additional chunks of carrots celery parsnjp and sliced onion fresh sprigs of dill Shopping Around People were asked what it is about the nutritional content of what they eat that concerns you and your family most Fat content low fat Saltsodium content less salt Cholesterol levels Vitaminmineral content Sugar content less sugar Source Food Marketing Institute GRAPHICS The fat content of foods was mentioned by people as their No 1 nutritional concern On the other hand the vitamin and sugar contents were cited as somewhat less Important Brody Rinse the chicken and necks and backs well and place them in a very large pot or kettle Add the bouillon cubes and the chopped vegetables parsley peppercorns and garlic Cov or the and vegetables com pletelv with cold water and bring to a simmer Cover the pot leaving the lid off center so that some steam escapes Cook for 2 hours on very low heat the soup should be just barely sim Let the soup cook with the chicken in it for additional hour and then strain orf the liquid You should have about quarts of liquid Refrigerate until very cold and then scrape off the fat which will have solidified on top The fat can be used for matzo balls or to make chopped liver It will freeze beautiful ly in a covered plastic container Vou can use the stewed chicken for chicken salad or add it back to the soup before serving it wont have much taste Discard the cooked vegetables or eat them out of the bottom of the pot the way I do Reheat the soup and taste before adding any additional vegetables or seasoning If the soup is very I like to add another bouillon cube rather than straight salt If you do this try adding W a cube at a time to avoid I like lots of pepper in my soup Add remaining vegetables and cook only until they are tender Serve with balls if desired 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