jin@hropus.UUCP (Jerry) (02/22/86)
As a recent re-convert to vegetarianism (I was for 2 years as a teen) I am in a bit of a quandry about the upcoming Passover Seder that I have traditionally cooked for. The specific questions are: 1) A substitute for chicken soup (I was well known for my soup and can't think of a veggie substitute that will be appreciated by the carnivores and omnivores in the family). 2) A substitute for beef ribs in Tsimmis. Tsimmis means mixed-up or a mess in Yiddish and our family's version, consisting of potatoes, sweet potatoes or yams, prunes, carrots, brown sugar, lemon juice, and the forementioned ribs cooked for many hours, is exactly that. I could just eliminate the ribs but I feel that tsimmis needs something to add some complexity of flavor ( no :-} ). I am thinking of adding tofu or Shittake mushrooms. I would appreciate any comments and will summarize them for the net if they are interesting enough. -- Jerry Natowitz ihnp4!houxm!hropus!jin The Master Baker