European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 20 the stars and stripes wednesday May 18, 1977 youve heard of tacos and pizza but How about falafel us by Pete Mima Leora Wasserman fixing Houma a spicy dip made of ground Chick peas. By Leah Larkin staff writer the americans have their hamburgers. The germans have Tours. For the italians it s spa Ghetti and pizza. And the israelis they eat Israel you find Eta Al All Over. It s like tacos in Mexico says Leora Wasserman in de scribing the popular Street food dispensed at sidewalk balls of ground Chick peas highly spiced and deep Fried Elo Al Are most often served with chopped Tomato lettuce and pickles Ami doused with a hot sauce in a Piula. Fluffy hollow Arab bread that looks like a Little Pancake and puffs up in baking so that it can be split to take a 23-year-old israeli is married to . Army maj. Harold Wasserman a rabbi who is the jewish chaplain in Heidelberg Germany. She met her husband a new yorker when he was studying in Jerusalem her Home . Wasserman s sparkling Brown eyes grow bigger As she smiles and talks of her country. You must be very patriotic and love Israel to live there. We Are always at War. Everything is Uke most israeli women the served in the army which she says is very different from the american military. Ours is More simple. For the americans the army is Uke living in a hotel. We get almost no despite the hardships it s Plain to see that Leora was Serman loves Israel. And she enjoys cooking the food of her s hard to characterize israeli food because Israel is a nation made up of people from Many lands she explained. They All bring their special foods with them. But if there is a dominant characteristic of the food of Israel it might be Middle Eastern As so Many people from Arab and other Middle Eastern and North african lands have settled there. She mentioned her own family background. Her father is from Iran her Mother from Lebanon. Cooking Kosher according to orthodox jewish Law is not As easy in Germany As it is in Israel but it s not impossible either. The Wassermann Ortho Dox jews adhere to the strict dietary Laws of their religion. Mrs. Wasserman s Kitchen contains two Complete sets of dishes one for serving Dairy products and another for meat. The different dishes must be washed separately in different the meat the Wassermann eat must be Kosher that is it must be butchered and prepared according to the Kosher ritual. The Butcher must be jewish. The meat must sit in Salt water for one hour to make sure it contains no blood. They have to go to Strasbourg France or Frankfurt to find stores where Kosher meat is sold. Bread is another problem. It must be made with vege table shortening not butter otherwise a lunch meat Sandwich would be impossible for example because Kosher meat products cannot be served with milk or milk products. Some Kosher products Are available in the commissary pastrami corned beef hot dog Salami Chicken and Turkey for example. Other items we sold at Woodlands. But the old favourites Elo Al and Houmu a spicy paste made of ground Chick peas with garlic and Lemon juice mixed in can t be found at the commissary nor at the Corner store in Heidelberg. So Leora Wasser Roan makes them. In Israel Houmu is served As an appetizer or Side dish often together with Oneena a similar kind of paste made from ground sesame seeds and is scooped up with chunks of Pifelo. Some Houmu recipes also include a cer Tain amount of Al balls also can be dipped in the Houmu for a tasty and different hours d oeuvre to serve at your next cocktail party. Falafel to Pound soaked Chick peas 1 thin slice White bread soaked in water then squeezed of the moisture 1 Tablespoon flour or bread crumbs i Teaspoon baking soda i cloves garlic finely chopped leg chopped Parsley Pinch of Cayenne Salt and Pepper Pinch of cumin Pinch of Inmar Leszak peas overnight. Drain Wash and grind. Then grind again with bread garlic and Parsley. Add spices and egg. Form into Little balls and Fry in hot Oil. Be care Ful not to bum. Humus 1-Pound can Chick peas drained it cup Tahlon this i a ii sesame seed paste available la in Germany at turkish grocery mores called thee no in Knelt 1 Dove garlic mashed juice of Lemon Pinch of Salt water for thinning if necessary to make Ftp like consistency blend All ingredients in a blender. Garnish with olives and Sprinkle with paprika. Serve As a dip or spread. 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My kids took me aside for last minute instructions. Okay now. Mom just relax. This woman serves Uke she s swatting flies. Just watch her at the net Don t let her draw you Back and keep it steady. Play your Best game. Just keep Alamein pm in. Go that now we Don t want you to get up tight or anything but if you win there that water Massage Shower you be had your Eye on. Go get the stands were foil of Aldons kids an with their eyes of their own Moth ers shouting it neurons. Calling the line lodges names and screaming that Turkey foot faulted. Did t anyone see her on the Way borne they tried to Comfort me. Hey it s just a championship game where you either bring Honor to your team or humiliate them. Don t sweat it. You almost gave your Best. Of course in that second set you stood there like you were waiting for a City bus. And you could have gotten that Comer shot it you d had your Racket Back in time but what the Beck. Hey your opponent had 30 pounds on you. We re just going to have to get you into better shape. We u get it All together before next week s match. Besides you had a wonderful time did you i woke up in a cold sweat. What a Lour dream. It was a dream was t it what am i saving of course it was. I mean How Many people push their mothers into organized sports or children for that matter. Id Mimm in uru. In
