RE: [Cz-L] TOCZERL from cornel fleming on 2010-07-02 (The Czernowitz-L Archive)

From: cornel fleming <cornel.fleming_at_virgin.net>
Date: Fri, 02 Jul 2010 15:35:31 +0100
To: 'Miriam Taylor' <mirtaylo_at_indiana.edu>, 'Arthur Rindner' <vonczernowitz_at_yahoo.com>, 'Abraham Kogan' <akogan_at_netvision.net.il>, 'Merle Kastner' <merlek_at_videotron.ca>
Reply-to: cornel fleming <cornel.fleming_at_virgin.net>

Hi all...there were obviously variations on a theme depending on individual
or family preference...I know my Oma put in onions "damit sie einen
Geschmack haben"...ie so they would have a taste,and I think she meant a bit
of sharpness. Cornel

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Sent: 02 July 2010 14:10
To: Arthur Rindner; Abraham Kogan; Merle Kastner
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Subject: Re: [Cz-L] TOCZERL

Dear All,

I would agree with Kogan that Arthur's recipe for Toczerl is not authentic
Czernowitz. At least in my family, grated onions were never added, nor was
either flour or matza meal. All the toczerl contained was grated potatoes,
eggs and salt.

When potatoes are grated medium fine, the give off a lot of liquid and
starch. That is why they have to be drained. The liquid and the starch were
allowed to stand until the starch settled at the bottom, then the liquid was
poured off. Fresh water was then added to the starch to wash it and then it
was allowed to settle and the liquid was poured off again. This process was
repeated until the water was completely colorless. Then the starch was
allowed to dry. When needed for starching the laundry, the starch was mixed
with water and brought to the boil, which results in a sort of liquid
pudding. This was added to the second or the last rinse of the laundry.

It was believed that starched items, when they got dirty, had the dirt
sticking to the starch and were therefore easier to wash clean.

Starched towels, starched linen sheets and particularly starched underwear,
were no great pleasure, but they looked great folded neatly on the shelves.
A much pleasanter custom, was putting bunches of Lavender between the sheets
in the closet.

Mimi

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