Feed Me Bubbe Episode #18 Cold Beet Borscht Closed Captioned by Project ReadOn

**Captions by Project readOn** When I need some good kosher food, there's only three words I need to know: feed, me, bubbe. (theme music) Today, we're going to make a summer soup. And I was thinking, what can we make? It's hot today. Make something simple, make it fast, and have it taste good with the traditional flavor. I looked in my cabinet, and what do you think I found? A can of whole beets. Well, I'm gonna make it out of the can simple and good, and we'll all be able to enjoy it and have something easy within minutes. I've drained the liquid from the beets and put them in the saucepan, adding a can and a half of water to it. And this, I'll have to boil first. But then before I do that, I have all my ingredients ready. And I take the whole beets that are in there and grate them all. This way, I have everything prepared when it's time to mix this. All set. Now, take... First thing you have to do is boil the beet liquid and the water before we add any ingredients. So, come over to my stove, place the saucepan on the range burner. And bring it to a boil. And now, it's time for the Yiddish Word of the Day. Bubbe, what's today's Yiddish word? Well, today, Avrom, it's gonna be a little different. I was looking through my file with summer recipes, and I came across this little paper here. As you can see, it must be old. I don't know how old it is or where I got it, but the author is unknown, and it's called "I Got"... "All I Got Was Words." And this is the way it goes. "When I was young and fancy free My folks had no fine clothes for me" Oh, by the way, I have to tell you, it's a little bit like my past when I was growing up. I'm sorry to interrupt, but I had to tell you. "When I was young And fancy free My folks had No fine clothes for me All I got was words: Gott zu danken Thank God Gott vet geben God will provide Zoll mon nor leben Un zein gezunt May we all live And be healthy. When I began to travel far They couldn't provide me with a car All I got was words: Geh gezunterhait Go in good health Geh pamelach Go slowly Hob a glikliche reise Have a successful trip. I wanted to increase my knowledge But they couldn't afford to send me to college All I got was words: Hob seichel Have good sense Zei nisht kein naar Don't be a fool Torah is die beste schoire Torah is the best merchandise. The years have flown, The world has turned Things I have forgotten, Things I have learned Yet still I remember Zog dem emes Tell the truth Gib tsedakah Give to charity Hob rachmanos Have compassion Zei a mensch Be a mensch. All I got was words Pity those who never got the words." So, what would... I mean, that's unbelievable. All those wonderful words and expressions in Yiddish. But what would that make the Yiddish Word of the Day? Well, it's a poem. And in Yiddish, you would say poeme. The only thing is with an English derivation, it would be spelled P-O-E-M-E. A poem. So, poem is poeme. Yeah. I hope you enjoyed listening. Well, thank you, everyone. By the way, I just want to mention on me.dium, M-E, dot, D-I-U-M, dot, C-O-M, dot com. Well, it's me.dium.com, not me.dium.com.com. But anyway, on me.dium.com, you can go and find out when the next episode of "Feed Me Bubbe" is going to be premiered before anybody else. So, if you want an exclusive way to check this out, make sure to go and check out me.dium. And by the way, I want to go and thank everybody that's helped us out, so far, and everybody that's sponsored and helped out with equipment and all these other wonderful aspects of the show. And the one thing we'd like to ask our fans is that these sponsors are really helping us preserve memories and helping all of you out there, so please help us, help them, help yourself by supporting the sponsors. I agree, Avrom. I really do. We'll be right back. Now, Bubbe, you know how I'm always bringing my notebook around that I'm constantly... 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So, it's gotomypc.com/podcast. That's correct. Thirty days of GoToMyPC free with unlimited access by going to gotomypc.com/podcast. Well, I'll tell you. If it's good for Bubbe and Avrom, it's gonna be even better for you. Try GoToMyPC free today. The liquid has come to a boil. And now, I'm going to add my ingredients. My onion powder, my garlic powder and the salt. Also, lemon juice, three to four tablespoons of lemon juice. And when you're making it the first time, put a little less. A quarter to a third of sugar. And you really have to adjust to everyone's taste a little different. I like it a little sweeter. And you'll have to use your judgement. Give it a stir. Then add the beets that you shredded. Grated beets. Give it a stir. Let it come to a boil. Place the cover on the pot. Place it back on low. And let it cook for 20 minutes so that all the flavors will blend. I've taken my beet borscht after 20 minutes and placed it in a bowl. Let it cool. And then placed it in the refrigerator so it would really get good and cold. And this is the way I serve it. This is what the grated beets, which makes it a little thinker, which is nice for a soup. But you know, some people like to drink it, so I take the clear borscht and mix it with sour cream and drink as a cold drink. It's refreshing and delicious. And it's optional. Do what you like. Sour cream, actually, is a topping. Other people like cucumbers. Add a little cucumber, which is one way of doing it. Or a boiled potato, which is the old-fashioned standard. Just boil a whole potato, add it to your cold borscht. And then, take some sour cream. Low-fat sour cream, by the way. Add a good dollop of it. And you have a delicious meal on a hot summer evening, for supper or for lunch. Serve with a good piece of kosher rye bread, sliced kosher rye bread. It's just out of this world. Ess gezunterhait. See you next time. Hi, Bubbe. This is Paula. And I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your show. My own grandmother passed away some years ago, and she made all these recipes. And it's so wonderful to actually see the food being recreated. And it brings back a lot of memories. So, thank you. We're watching. Bye. (music playing) This podcast is part of the Blubrry Network where listeners and podcasters come together. blubrry.com. *Captions by Project readOn**