Comments on: Babka! http://www.limeduck.com/2008/07/15/babka/ Raising the pH of your blogwater since 2006 Sat, 20 Feb 2010 02:41:32 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: David http://www.limeduck.com/2008/07/15/babka/comment-page-1/#comment-3828 David Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:58:16 +0000 http://www.limeduck.com/?p=677#comment-3828 Remember gentle and gentile readers, the only person you're allowed to insult here is me. Bruce & Deborah -- I'm leaving your comments up for now, but keep it polite and factual or I'll wipe them in a second if you can't get along - especially in this week of Easter and Passover. For the record, Martha Stewart was born Martha Kostyra in New Jersey. There are lots of citations for the Easter Babka but none that I can see definitively placing it before or after chocolate Babka in history. With the possible exception of a little blood accidentally added to latkes during grating, I can't find much evidence one way or the other on the value of suffering in food preparation. Remember gentle and gentile readers, the only person you’re allowed to insult here is me.

Bruce & Deborah — I’m leaving your comments up for now, but keep it polite and factual or I’ll wipe them in a second if you can’t get along – especially in this week of Easter and Passover.

For the record, Martha Stewart was born Martha Kostyra in New Jersey. There are lots of citations for the Easter Babka but none that I can see definitively placing it before or after chocolate Babka in history. With the possible exception of a little blood accidentally added to latkes during grating, I can’t find much evidence one way or the other on the value of suffering in food preparation.

]]> By: Deborah http://www.limeduck.com/2008/07/15/babka/comment-page-1/#comment-3827 Deborah Wed, 08 Apr 2009 07:55:35 +0000 http://www.limeduck.com/?p=677#comment-3827 Bruce, Your ignorant prejudice is showing. Martha Stewart has Polish roots - not WASP. Babkas originated as a Polish EASTER dessert, which it still is. Eastern European Jews, being exposed to the delights of babkadom, came up with their own version, the one with which most Americans are familiar - chocolate and cinnamon and dense. Get a clue. Bruce, Your ignorant prejudice is showing. Martha Stewart has Polish roots – not WASP. Babkas originated as a Polish EASTER dessert, which it still is. Eastern European Jews, being exposed to the delights of babkadom, came up with their own version, the one with which most Americans are familiar – chocolate and cinnamon and dense. Get a clue.

]]> By: Bruce http://www.limeduck.com/2008/07/15/babka/comment-page-1/#comment-1979 Bruce Mon, 28 Jul 2008 01:42:30 +0000 http://www.limeduck.com/?p=677#comment-1979 There's something oddly disturbing about a babka recipe from the ultimate WASP, Martha Stewart. As if she knows the millenia of suffering that is an essential ingredient to making an appealing babka. No, my friend, the best babka is from Zabar's. There’s something oddly disturbing about a babka recipe from the ultimate WASP, Martha Stewart. As if she knows the millenia of suffering that is an essential ingredient to making an appealing babka. No, my friend, the best babka is from Zabar’s.

]]> By: Julia http://www.limeduck.com/2008/07/15/babka/comment-page-1/#comment-1908 Julia Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:28:40 +0000 http://www.limeduck.com/?p=677#comment-1908 I've made Martha's Stewart's recipe for Babka before... with all it's dairy goodness. Sadly, it really doesn't compete with Zabars... and like a good Jewish Challah it was stale within hours. Maybe we should do a taste test with Zabar's and Martha's homemade? I’ve made Martha’s Stewart’s recipe for Babka before… with all it’s dairy goodness. Sadly, it really doesn’t compete with Zabars… and like a good Jewish Challah it was stale within hours. Maybe we should do a taste test with Zabar’s and Martha’s homemade?

]]> By: Michelle DeLuties http://www.limeduck.com/2008/07/15/babka/comment-page-1/#comment-1907 Michelle DeLuties Tue, 15 Jul 2008 10:25:19 +0000 http://www.limeduck.com/?p=677#comment-1907 yummy--I'm starving. yummy–I’m starving.

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