Hebonics

Hmmmmmmmmske......

I could never shoot you 'Boita, oy, the guilt...however, I will peel you some grepse....heh heh...

There was a great bagel recipe in Saveur magazine years ago, but it seems it is not archived on their site. So what, they think I save everything? They want to make more work for me trying to find the magazine?

cav- So we are not important enough that you shouldn't take a little time and look for it? Wattsamatter, we're not that important to you? You don't think that I would look for you?

Am I not looking for it desperately as I type? Hmm...I suppose I can't actually do both at the same time. I think I lost it actually, or loaned it to someone and didn't get it back.

This is strange. The link I gave wasn't a full link, just a reference to homecooking.com, where I had easily found a discussion on bagel history and a good recipe (which had a warning do not post on internet note/copyright warning), and expected you guys to rush right there and agree with me. Now I look for it and the computer always brings me to Kitchenaid.com. Huh?

Luckily, there are more recipes on the web; here's one:

http://www.jewish-food.org/recipes/brea0008.htm

In the meantime, I had copied the part of the homecooking.com page that didn't have the don't copy recipe warning, and put it on my clipboard - here, then --

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Bagels
Part 1: Bagel-making used to be a guarded secret

 More of this Feature
• Part 1: Bagel history
• Part 2: Bagel storage and slicing
• Part 3: Bagel Recipes  

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Sometimes referred to as the cement doughnut, the bagel has long been a staple in New York delicatessens and a favorite of the Jewish community. Once relegated as a bland breakfast food given flavor by the addition of lox and cream cheese, there are now more bagel flavors than you can shake a stick at. The bagel has also risen in up the culinary ladder to become a popular base for sandwiches.

What makes it a bagel?
From a purist standpoint, a bagel is a round yeast roll with a hole in the middle, no egg in the dough, malt rather than sugar, cooked in water, and then browned in the oven. This process produces a dense, chewy roll with a crisp exterior, hence giving rise to the term cement doughtnut. Of course, nowadays, bagels have evolved to include not only egg, for a bit lighter roll, but also spices and herbs to give added flavor. A common misconception is that water bagels are any bagel cooked in water. Of course, all bagels by definition are cooked in water and then browned in the oven. To the purist, water bagels are bagels made with water in the dough, specifically with no egg or flavoring additions.
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Can the dialog be counted as speaking in Hebonics?

"Why can David Copperfield make a plane vanished?"
English: I dunno.
Hebonics: You ask me? Whom can I ask ?!

In my book, it can be counted as Hebonics English. Because Hebonics is used to complain anything. Answering a quesiton like "I dunno" sounds weak and passive, while answering with "You ask me? Whom can I ask ?!" sounds a lot more active in a passive situation.

Can I complain about David Copperfield, the magician? Trekking with girlfriends across the city, finding a place to park, entering the dark space, having this magical person being stagey, really, I wanted to go home again. Eventually did.
Scrooge-Osso, yikes, let me outta here!!!

Sorry, I didn't put any of my last posts into west LA hebonics.

It was all too urgent to post...

So how should I know? You think I'm some kind of a cockamamie avation genius or something? Now, If you found yourself a nice fella like David instead of that schlump that you're dating.............

Osso, You went to see David Copperfield in person? What disappeared? You, I guess.

Oristar, You're on the right track. But I doubt that a hebonics maven would say "Whom can I ask?" That's passing the buck. More likely, the response would be, "I don't have enough to worry about? Now I have to answer questions magicians?" Or what Phoenix said.

I have seen David Copperfield in person, one dark and stormy night when I was dragged, as it were, by friends; it was one friend's birthday. I am not enthusiastic about magic routines. Snarl.

What disappeared is the link I first gave for the bagel website, homecooking.com.

http://www.able2know.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=492358#492358

Roberta- Do you know what the definition of gantser knocker is?






Someone who does the New York Times crossword puzzle in pen!

Happy Chanukah, everyone. I'm surprised nobody has started a Chanukah thread. Or have I missed it in my scrolling?

So..............Why do you think we should start it? Maybe you should start it!

I think one of you should start it so I can listen.

Ah, Chanukah, with a ch. Reminds me of a song from my youth.

O Chanukah, o Chanukah,
Come light the menorah.
Let's have a party.
We'll all dance the hora.
Gather round the table,
We'll give you a treat.
Lots of games to play with
And good things to eat.
And while we are playing,
The candles are burning low--
One for each night,
They shed a sweet light
To remind us of days long ago.

Sometimes not having sound is a good thing. You couldn't hear me croaking as I typed.

Chappy Chanukah, all.

Oy, a separate thread this should be?

Strange coincidence, Roberta. I heard that very song this afternoon on a folksy holiday program on the local NPR station here (WGBH-FM, 'Folk Heritage' program). That and the Ladino Ocho Candelas are my two Chanukah faves.

So, we kvetch about it here. Who needs a separate thread already?

Roberta

Is that gorgeous new avatar Mikey?

Olga, And who else would it be? Of course it's Mikey the monster cat.