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St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

A nonprofit, independent news source to inform, inspire, educate and connect the St. Louis Jewish community.

St. Louis Jewish Light

Schmaltzy history: A nostalgic look at fats for frying latkes

By Linda MorelPublished November 23, 2010

NEW YORK (JTA) -- Fat may be a dirty word now, but we can chart the history of American Jews through the fats they've used to fry their Hanukkah latkes. Early immigrants relied on goose fat, which was replaced by chicken fat, which was eclipsed by Crisco,...

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