On 11/5/2010 3:47 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
> On Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:38:18 -0500, Janet Wilder
> > wrote:
>
>> On 11/5/2010 12:28 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> ... in jelled broth.
>>>
>>> Yes, after decades of looking at these jars of Manischiewitz stuff
>>> that looks like fuzzy white turds and wondering where on my Bucket
>>> List they belong, their number finally came up: That number was #
>>> $.25. They were previously # $8.99, which would have taken a long
>>> time to get to.
>>>
>>> No expiration date on the jars but they still have some on the
>>> shelf with the same lot # selling for $8.99 (They reduced shelf
>>> space probably). I can eat them with the big jar of their Motzo
>>> Ball soup, for $.25/quart. Or is that illegal?
>>>
>>> So how do you eat these things, right out of the jar like pickles?
>>> Are these the same thing as Gefilte?
>>
>>
>> The stuff in the jar doesn't taste like real, home made gefilte fish,
>> but I'm going to help you make it taste closer.
>>
>> Slice half of a large onion into rings. Peel and slice into coins, two
>> carrots. Place the carrots and the onion into a saucepan that will be
>> large enough to hold the jar of fish balls and the liquid. Empty the
>> fish and liquid into the pan over the carrots and onions. Season with
>> white pepper to taste. I'd use two or 3 shakes at least.
>>
>> Cover the pot and turn on the heat. Simmer until the carrots are tender
>> (not mushy). Pour out the contents of the pot into a refrigerator
>> container and chill. When it's cold, serve the fish balls with red
>> prepared horseradish (if you can get it, if not, use the white), some of
>> the gelled broth and some of the carrot and onion mixture. Enjoy.
>>
>> If you think you like it, we'll work on the real thing next.
>
> After perusing your above abortion (nothing can improve that jarred
> chazzerie) I doubt you've ever eaten the real thing... few folks
> nowadays have a clue... hardly anyone has met the real deal ever since
> those jars first appeared. Fish balls are not real or even fake
> gefilte fish. Once the jars appeared folks ceased preparing real
> gefilte fish because the real deal requires dedicating an entire
> day... and your neighbors will shun you for the schtink of this real
> ghetto cousine. This is real gefilte fish:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gefilte_Fish.jpg

Of course I ate the real thing. My mother made it and I make it. You,
Sheldon, however, wouldn't know a gifelte fish if it snuck up and bit
you in the tuchus.

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Janet Wilder
Way-the-heck-south Texas
Spelling doesn't count. Cooking does.