<p>We have one guest who was at her first seder (her grandmother was jewish-- she is here from the Ukraine). We invited an african american family who are friends, but they couldnt make it (though they realy wante to). My H was going to see the H of that family tonight, so I sent one of my "fresh-from-the-oven" rolls. DH didn't bring any jam or butter or anything. I was concerned that it'd be really bland for someone who has never tried this stuff. My h's response "well, it IS the bread of affliction!". No more fresh roll for him!!!</p>
<p>I was wondering if it was ok to use non-fat sour cream and cottage cheese for the kugel - now all I have to do is find the non-fat sour cream - the stores seem to be out of that, now.</p>
<p>S has been on the lookout for matzoh in Bangor, Maine, but can't seem to find any. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know, and I'll pass it on to him.</p>
<p>NYUMOM, Is there a Hillel on a campus? Maybe they have a stash for just this kind of situation. </p>
<p>Or a Chabad house? (uh oh I just went on and on against Chabad on another thread, and here I am pointing to them...obviously they fill a need).</p>
<p>Or, tomorrow during normal office hours, call up a Temple or synagogue secretary in the office, and ask what to do. Bangor has synagogues and some will be open starting tomorrow for these intermediate days of Passover. Or look for their websites and email the rabbi or temple president. Yeah, bother them!</p>
<p>Really, this removal of Matza sounds like the 11th Plague. Terrible. Next year we'll all stock up; it's not like it goes stale or anything. It's born stale.</p>
<p>Thanks p3t for all of your wonderful suggestions. I'll definitely pass them on to him. I did suggest trying to get in touch with one of the synagogues, and I didn't think about a University Hillel. I'll suggest that as an option. We enjoy the Yehuda brand matzoh, since we found that some of the other ones had more of a cardboard taste to them.</p>
<p>I must say, hearing the lack of matzah in college towns took me back.... when I was a grad student at IU, lo those many years ago, the one week they served bagels (can you imagine?) was Pesach! And, by the way...no matzah in sight.</p>
<p>Sorry I didn't make it clear that S is only in Bangor temporarily for a week or so, and unfortunately, it just happened that it's over the Passover holiday.</p>
<p>DH, who travels a lot, is fortunately in town for all of the holiday. Some years he has to travel with a couple of pieces of matzah slipped into his briefcase. :)</p>
<p>Finding matzo in Madrid was an interesting adventure for my daughter. We had found an old website that mentioned that the large department store in Madrid sold Kosher products, so off she went to buy matzo. When she arrive all that the store had was a 5 lb. box and she bought it!! It didn't cross her mind to ask if they could break the package and sell her just one box. I told her to ask her other jewish friends if they might like a box. For 35EUR my daughter is the proud owner of more matzo that she could possibly eat!!</p>
<p>D didn't have any trouble finding matzoh in Paris - apparently easier than Bangor. I think in the case of my S, he was there just at the time when the stores probably ran out of it.</p>
<p>p3t, I'm about to put a batch of your quick muffins into the oven. Thanks for sharing! Signed, formerly p2t but have recently mailed the eldest's final payment!</p>
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<p>Ah, worrywart, you've reached dry land without drowning! This is truly the season of your liberation. Bring out the tambourines and start dancing with Miriam!!!</p>
<p>Ahhh yes--- the feel of $$ staying in the wallet. What a pleasant form of weight gain!! </p>
<p>OK-- between commercials of Amercan Idol- the passsover roll recipe (similar to p3t's but different..if that makes any sense..)</p>
<p>Passover rolls</p>
<p>They come out like a brioche or a hearty cream-puff shell:
2 cups matzoh meal
1 tsp salt
1 tbl sugar
1 cup water
1/2 cup peanut oil
4 eggs</p>
<p>Combine matzoh meal with salt and sugar. Set aside. Bring water and oil to a boil. Then add matzoh mixture and mix well. Beat in eggs thoroughly, one at a time. Allow to stand for 15 minutes. With oiled hands, shape rolls into balls and place on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 for 50 minutes or until golden brown. Makes a dozen.</p>
<p>we should start a separate thread about tuition burning!! Oldest s is graduating, and younger s's tuition will be less than his HS tuition (assuming he doesn't lose the scholarship! :eek: )</p>
<p>Thanks for partying with me! It's a funny thing how we were never wealthy before the kids left for college but now that we're no longer staring down those monstrous payments for S1, it seems like we should be rolling in the dough. (If you'll pardon the expression during Pesach.)</p>
<p>All this newfound $$ from lower tuition bills will buy us a lot of matza farfel, and also many tam-tams.</p>
<p>Of course we feel wealthy! Like the story, "It could always be worse" where the guy feels like his house is really noisy and crowded because of all the kids fighting. The rabbi advises him to bring in a cow. Same thing, more complaints, rabbi says: "so bring in a mule and some chickens.." He can't STAND the noise, goes back, and this time the rabbi says, "send away the cow, mule and chickens." Once back to the usual, the man feels really freed up from the pressure and is very, very happy with his noisy, raucous children.</p>
<p>jym, in your opinion do you think that the Passover rolls are any more fattening with the peanut oil vs. using another kind of oil - the recipe sounds delicious, so I must try making them, although I was just wondering about the oil. On the other hand, I shouldn't be worrying about one recipe - let's see what I've been eating so far - kugel, stuffing, gefilte fish, brisket, etc. -</p>
<p>So does everyone stick with this diet for 8 nights, resuming normalcy on sundown of the 9th day? That's the way I was raised but not sure if it's the norm.</p>
<p>nyumom-
True confessions-- this is my late mo-in-law's recipe. She was more "religious" and used stuff that was all officially kosher for passover. I use whatever cooking oil is in the pantry! (I hope she isn't looking down on me and shaking her finger! I love the recipe!!)</p>
<p>** edit** oh-- and I spray my hands with cooking spray (like pam) when I am rolling the rolls. Be sure to take off your rings or they get really gooky.</p>
<p>Also, after the water and oil boil, take them off the stove to add the other ingredients. No more cooking required til they go in the oven.</p>