I hope Roberta's sitting down

My maternal grandmother used to make knishes by the method of rolling out a log of filling over a flat expanse of dough, then cutting it out and slapping them on top of more dough which was smooshed together with the remaining dough so that it would all be kind of a bottom and a collar for the filling (always either mashed potatoes or kasha, anything else is a sacrilege and an affront! Such a shonda!!) with the top open to the air and, well, G-d.

Then she'd (I think) brush schmaltz all over it and bake it in a 350 degree oven (why 350? It's ALWAYS 350. You should leave the knob there!) for helfino how long and serve it with a glass of seltzer and a good cardiologist on speed dial.

Wait, who am I kidding?

This was before speed dial.

sometimes, when I'm feeling really crazy, I set the oven for 345

Those in Celsius-degree-countries are crazy, too: 356

I used to go to a deli in Williamsburg, Virginia (in the early 70s) which served a classic New York, Jewish menu. It was run by a black family. On weekends, there were always lots of college students there, and they were often arguing about the knishes--were they authentic, what would make them better, this is not like grandma's knishes. I liked the place because i could order a hot pastrami on whole wheat with mayonnaise and no one would have a heart attack.

Thud.

I tried that in a New York deli just to see what the reaction would be and i was told to leave.

and rightly so...

They should have served it to you and forced you to eat it.

I thought those were the instructions for serving the chopped liver.

For the knishes, you need the paper napkins, because, for full enjoyment, they must be eaten out of hand, unless the brisket is too lonely on the plate.

I have some potatoes, have some caramelized onions in waiting. Dictates re onions vary by website. Also have some spinach. I suppose you never find the word garlic attached to the word knish, much less turmeric. I may play knish making soon, but not today. They will, naturally, be fauxknishes.

Bubby’s Ron Silver Introduces the Cr’nish

http://www.grubstreet.com/2013/12/bubbys-ron-silver-crnish.html?om_rid=AAApgi&om_mid=_BSnOUHB82zRMm4

Great idea, to me anyway.

I'd try it if I found myself in that neck of the woods.

That Cr’nish sounds very tasty. I'd love to try one.