The imprecise measurements of all grandmothers' measurements
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Hello friends, I'm taking a break on the porch between cooking Pesach dishes for tonight, so it'll be a short one today. Cooking for the holidays always takes a lot out of me. Running around a hot kitchen for days takes a lot out of anyone, I think. But as I was making matzo balls earlier, I felt my Geegee with me. She died almost four years ago, but she's always with me when I make her recipes. She's there in the old-country way of using schmaltz instead of olive oil. She's there in the imprecise measurements of all grandmothers' recipes. She's there in the ancient rituals of our people. Even in this time of COVID and social distancing, when our whole family can't gather together, crafting old recipes brings me the comfort and joy of family.
The imprecise measurements of all grandmothers' measurements
The imprecise measurements of all…
The imprecise measurements of all grandmothers' measurements
Hello friends, I'm taking a break on the porch between cooking Pesach dishes for tonight, so it'll be a short one today. Cooking for the holidays always takes a lot out of me. Running around a hot kitchen for days takes a lot out of anyone, I think. But as I was making matzo balls earlier, I felt my Geegee with me. She died almost four years ago, but she's always with me when I make her recipes. She's there in the old-country way of using schmaltz instead of olive oil. She's there in the imprecise measurements of all grandmothers' recipes. She's there in the ancient rituals of our people. Even in this time of COVID and social distancing, when our whole family can't gather together, crafting old recipes brings me the comfort and joy of family.