(post by Marissa) Some of you may or may not know, but my maternal grandpa was Jewish. I say was because he converted to LDS several years ago. I'm not sure if you ever leave Judaism though, because isn't that a culture..anyways he is no longer practicing the Jewish religion. However, my mom grew up with many Jewish relatives and they celebrated all of the major Jewish holidays and learned to appreciate many of the Jewish foods. She makes a lot of this food for us and we have all grown to love it (her mom was LDS though and attended LDS church)! Back to the original point, if you have ever been to the East Coast or New York you will know there are bagel shops everywhere. We love our bagels. We do not eat at Einstein bagels. We have local bagel shops, just like we don't eat Papa John's Pizza. Steve nearly offends my brothers everytime he says he loves Papa John's. Well, I didn't know why bagels were so big in the east. Then my mom one time was like yeah bagels are Jewish. Well, it all makes sense now as to why there are not great bagels in Utah and why bagels are nearly nonexistent in Lubbock. There are no Jewish people in Utah nor in Lubbock. I guess the fact that bagels are Jewish explains why I LOVE them!! I know they are full or carbs, but I can't resist a really good bagel. I miss the bagels in New Jersey :( So thank you to my Jewish heritage for making these perfect little rolls with a hole in them!
P.S. Other Jewish foods I love: Matza & Kasha
From MSN:
When my family first moved to Larchmont, N.Y., in 1946, my father had a feeling that the neighbors living behind us were Jewish. In those days, you didn't broadcast your religion, so he devised a plan that would reveal their cultural background. We would go to the Bronx and bring back some bagels. If our neighbors knew what the rolls were, they were Jewish. If they stared at them in bewilderment, we would know they were not. To my father's delight, as soon as our neighbors saw the bagels, they recognized them.
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Mmmmmm....bagels. There is nothing better than a good bagel. I had no idea that we had those tasty things because of the Jewish influence. Religions are so beneficial that way. Jewish people give us bagels, Mormons give us green jello. Baptists give us...I have no idea. I will have to look into that one. My neighbor here in Boston is Jewish and I am hoping she will make me some tasty chicken noodle soup with Matza balls. Oh great. Now I am hungry. TTFN!
Shalom! I love bagels and matza too. There were a lot of Jewish people in the area of Kansas City that I went to high school in. I seriously think I knew more Jewish people in my high school than any other religion. To get to our high school we had to drive past Menorah Medical park, past Shalom retirement center, and then past the synagogue. I loved it! I've always wanted to be Jewish...as Jewish as a Mormon can be, that is. :)
We had bagel shops all over in the NW, (probably nowhere near as good as the bagels you had on the east coast, though) and it was such a let down to move to Texas where there are almost NO bagel shops. I tried to do a search for bagels in Lubbock, and I got nothing. Seriously, I could live off bagels. I love them that much.
(P.S. - I've never been to the east coast, but I've always wanted to go so I could try their pizza & famous hot dogs stands. Now I want to try their bagels!)
funny because I never had pork chops & applesauce until I lived in your home! {this is a jewish thing I believe}.
I miss the pizza ... I often wonder if I remember it too good & if I try it again I will be disappointed. Was it Kirk's we would go to for a slice & drink for $1.50? Good stuff.
yeah! kirk's..it was 2 slices and a drink for $2.50...its $3.00 now :) steve never had pork chops and applesauce either..mmmmm..
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