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Jewish Cuisine Cookbook Published by the Manischewitz Company. United States, 1930 - ”באטעמטע אידישע מאכלים / Tempting Kosher Dishes” - Jewish cuisine cookbook published by the B. Manischewitz Company. Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - 1930. Yiddish and English. Extremely rare. A Jewish cuisine cookbook containing 250 recipes for kosher dishes tested and approved by Mrs. Gabr in the Manischewitz test kitchens. The guide includes recipes for traditional dishes based on the Manischewitz Company's matzo and flour products (Matzo Meal, Egg Matzos, Kendler, and others). Alongside the recipes are full-color photographs and illustrations of the suggested dishes, a Hebrew-Gregorian calendar for the years 1930–1935 (1930–1935), as well as advertising pages and photographs of the company's factories in Cincinnati and Chicago, together with information on the automated matzo production processes. At the beginning of the book is an introduction concerning the quality of the company's products made from whole wheat flour. The book was intended to demonstrate how the company's products - primarily Matzo Meal, Cake Meal, Matzo Farfel, and Egg Matzos - could be used not only during Passover but throughout the entire year. Among the recipes appearing in the book are soups and matzo balls, such as classic kneidlach (Feather Kneidlach), Lithuanian-style kneidlach, and stuffed kneidlach. Baked goods and cakes include Chocolate Sponge Cake, French Coffee Cake, Date Bars, muffins, and waffles made with matzo meal. Also included are recipes for traditional dishes such as matzo kugel, pies, and meat and fish dishes incorporating matzo products. The book is arranged in two directions, with a title page and full text in Yiddish (”Batamte Yidishe Ma'akhlim”) on one side, and, when reversed, a title page and full text in English (”Tempting Kosher Dishes”). The Manischewitz Company was founded in 1888 in Cincinnati, Ohio, by Rabbi Dov Behr Manischewitz (1858–1914), who immigrated to the United States from Lithuania. Manischewitz was a pioneer in the industrialization and automation of matzo production: he developed automatic baking machines that completely transformed the way matzos were produced worldwide, turning the process from a manual, local operation into a controlled mass-production industry. By 1930 - the year in which this book was printed - the company was already the largest matzo manufacturer in the world and operated vast factories in Cincinnati and Chicago (as documented in photographs in the book). The company's products were marketed throughout the United States and exported to Jewish communities around the world. In its advertisements, the company emphasized both the stringent kosher standards and its advanced production process. Extremely rare. Not listed in the WorldCat global library catalog. 79 [2] 79 pages. Hardcover with red cloth spine. Minor wear. Good condition.