SC - goose fat
Olwen the Odd
olwentheodd at hotmail.com
Fri Oct 20 11:08:47 PDT 2000
>
>Actually, it might be. Jewish populations in the German states tended to
>be
>more integrated into the local population than in many other parts of
>Europe. Schmaltz, the German term for fat (and I may have misspelled it
>due
>to phonetics and faulty memory), shows up in modern Yiddish recipes as a
>specific call for chicken fat (at least in my experience). A lot of German
>recipes simply call for fat and the fat used may have depended upon what
>was
>available or what suited the dish. I don't think there is enough evidence
>to make any definitive statements.
>
>Properly slaughtered, the chicken is kosher. As for aquatic fowl, I
>believe
>there is a prohibition against the ones which eat fish, but don't quote me.
>You really need to ask someone who is more conversant with the dietary laws
>than I.
>
>Bear
You can buy shmaltz in any good jewish deli. I'm not so sure about any
other ethnic deli's.
I don't know about duck and geese either.
Olwen
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