Joan Mass
By Joan Mass
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Food Ziskend Family Matzo Ball Soup
Joan Mass, the grandmother of Herbie Ziskend, shared her recipe for matzo balls (they’re usually floaters, but sometimes sinkers) with the White House. 4 eggs, slightly beaten 4 tablespoons ice water 4 tablespoons oil 1 cup matzo meal 1 teaspoon salt 1) Place ingredients in large bowl and mix well. After mixing, cover and refrigerate…
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Recipes Ziskend Family Chick Roast Recipe
Herbie Ziskend’s grandmother, Joan Mass, sent in the follow recipe for Chicken Roast to the White House Seder, which has been served several times. “My grandmother has been using this recipe forever…[she] has been serving this dish to her kids and then her grandkids since the 1950’s,” Ziskend told us in an email. The recipe…
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