On Jan 20, 7:25�pm, "Virginia Tadrzynski" > wrote:
> Okay, I tampered with what was considered the status quo.
>
> I usually make chicken soup using packaged noodles. �Today I decided to look
> up a recipe for 'Jewish Penicillin' since all and sundry seem to have come
> down with some sort of virus. �The soup itself seemed to come out okay, as I
> added parsnips to the usual mix of veg I put in(that was the only real
> difference in recipes), but then came the matzo balls. �I bought fresh matzo
> meal and used all the ingredients they told me to. �I mixed, chilled,
> rolled, plopped in soup, covered and allowed to simmer for the required
> amount of time. �Matzo balls are supposed to be heavenly, so light they
> float off the spoon. �Why did they roll around in the bottom of the pot
> clanking together? �I made matzo marbles. � My daughter's observation was
> that 'gee, Mom, I guess you didn't channel your inner Jewish Mamma
> gene'..... We ended up picking out the marbles, cooking noodles and adding
> them to the soup stock.
>
> Any suggestions? �I followed the directions as written. �Any tried and true
> recipes of matzo balls?
>
> -ginny

"Virginia Tadrzynski" wrote:
> Okay, I tampered with what was considered the status quo.
>
> I usually make chicken soup using packaged noodles. Today I decided to look
> up a recipe for 'Jewish Penicillin' since all and sundry seem to have come
> down with some sort of virus. The soup itself seemed to come out okay, as I
> added parsnips to the usual mix of veg I put in(that was the only real
> difference in recipes), but then came the matzo balls. I bought fresh matzo
> meal and used all the ingredients they told me to. I mixed, chilled,
> rolled, plopped in soup, covered and allowed to simmer for the required
> amount of time. Matzo balls are supposed to be heavenly, so light they
> float off the spoon. Why did they roll around in the bottom of the pot
> clanking together? I made matzo marbles. My daughter's observation was
> that 'gee, Mom, I guess you didn't channel your inner Jewish Mamma
> gene'..... We ended up picking out the marbles, cooking noodles and adding
> them to the soup stock.
>
> Any suggestions? I followed the directions as written. Any tried and true
> recipes of matzo balls?

Hmmm no more Jewish cooks at rfc....

Matzo balls are not cooked in the soup, they're cooked in plain salted
water and then served with the soup, same as noodles... if cooked in
the soup you did all that work for nothing because you ruin the soup

http://www.jewish-food.org/recipes/matzkna4.htm