sarah in nyc

  Yesterday, or was it the day before yesterday, with the help of my son I steamed two cabbages  to remove the leaves for making stuffed cabbage. The hardest part for me about making stuffed cabbage is getting those blasted leaves off of the cabbage.  I know from reading old Jewish cook books that stuffed cabbage was traditionally served on Purim as a symbol of how Esther had to hid her real identity in order to marry the king. My mother never served stuffed cabbage on Purim and only made it for the High Holidays. I see the appropriate symbolism more in the making of the cabbage, you need to strip down all of those outer layers to get at the core of the truth. Regardless of the appropriateness of stuffed cabbage at Rosh HaShanah either for reasons of meaning or for the realities of the season ( It has been sweltering out and perhaps Eastern European wintertime food is not the best choice)when I discussed the menu for this holiday season with my son and cooking...