Comments on: Egg Cream

By: Irene Saiger

Irene Saiger — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 04:19:51 +0000

Time to take a trip to Russ and Daughters and relive the experience. Shabbat Shalom!!

By: kosherscene

kosherscene — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 04:01:32 +0000

Haven’t had an egg cream in so long… the mere mention brings back some great memories… thanks for the recipe!

By: Irene Saiger

Irene Saiger — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 01:43:46 +0000

Hi Anita,
Next time we will have to take that tour!! It was great having you both with us. Couldn’t have a better sister or brother-in-law.

Love,
irene

By: Irene Saiger

Irene Saiger — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 01:42:18 +0000

Hi Sandy,
I don’t think Katz’s is kosher so we never went there as kids. We did often eat at Ratner’s but that isn’t there anymore. I did eat at Fine and Shapiro and really enjoyed that. It was a rare treat for us as well but I think at some point my Mom started buying U-Bet and making it at home. Thanks so much for writing! You might enjoy 97 Orchard, a really good book on what life was like on the Lower East Side.

Irene

By: Irene Saiger

Irene Saiger — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 01:38:26 +0000

Thanks Barbie!!!

By: Irene Saiger

Irene Saiger — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 01:38:09 +0000

Hi Dena,

Now that you mention it I always bought that for my kids as a Passover treat too. I think that was the only time we had U-Bet in the house but not sure why that is. Thank you for reminding me of that. Have to ask my kids.

Irene

By: dena

dena — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:42:16 +0000

I grew up on egg creams, drinking them year-round, but somehow in my family they became a passover treat! A few years back I made a (very out-of-focus bc of new camera) a youtube video for one of my classes on how to make an egg cream. The direct link is on my blog somewhere …

By: Barbie

Barbie — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:10:39 +0000

Sooooooooooooooooooo nice!
Mazel Tov David!
xo, barbie

By: sandy corman

sandy corman — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:28:07 +0000

very much enjoyed your blog on Egg Cream. One of my all time favorite drinks.But what boggles my mind is how you can go to the lower east side and not eat in Katzs Deli. Their pastrami sandwiches are to die for along with other deli specialties. I would fly to NYC once a week just for that pastrami sandwich if I could afford to do that. I am an ex-new yorker now living in California.
Was born on the lower east side but lived in Brooklyn until I got married in 1974. An egg cream every Friday night at the corner
candy store was our treat for the week.

By: Anita

Anita — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:26:04 +0000

Hi, Irene.

Your post summed up the wonderful time we had in New York. When Jeffrey and I went to the Lower East Side, we stopped at every place you and Micha did and even found The Pickle Guy. The pickles were just delicious as was the warm matzoh just out of the oven. We walked over to Kozzar’s,the bialy bakery, but I have to say that both Norman and H&H make better bialys. There is also a woman that leads a tour for about three hours of all the Kosher restaurants that are still around and places like Russ and Daughters and the Pickle Guy and Streits. They meet at Russ and Daughters. Thanks for suggesting that we go to the Tenement Museum. We had a great time and the food was heavenly.

Love, Anita