more mom stuff

[serene]

Me: I had the schmaltz you made on some toast this morning. Yum!

Her: I love rye toast with schmaltz!

Me: I love *anything* with schmaltz!

Her: Yeah, well, so do our hips.

Me: Well, my hips are probably my favorite part of my body, so I'll take it.

Her: Your good heart is mine.

Comments

[tutordennis.livejournal.com]

My God! You actually made schmaltz! I think the sense-memory that I connect most with being Jewish is the smell of onions cooking in butter or schmaltz.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

It was ubiquitous in our house, growing up, and it's *essential* for making my mom's knaedlach soup. :-)

[stonebender.livejournal.com]

And chopped liver!

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Right you are!

[stonebender.livejournal.com]

Her: Your good heart is mine.

I can hear your mom.

[glitterophelia.livejournal.com]

Her: Your good heart is mine.

That is so sweet!!!


What is schmaltz??

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

Meat TMI to follow -- skip it if it grosses you out:























It's rendered chicken fat. Basically, the fat left over from frying chicken skin and onions together until the skin is crisp. The fat ends up about the hardness of butter when you put it in the fridge. SO yummy.

[glitterophelia.livejournal.com]

Wow. That actually sounds kind of good. heh. Scary, but tasty!

[tracytreefrog.livejournal.com]

That so sounds like your mom!

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Awwww :):):).

I love schmaltz. It's my second favorite fat after goose fat, and just in front of buttah! :):)