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Sunday, April 8, 2012

Patch's Tavern

Patch’s Tavern: Matzo Ball Soup

Good all year round, but also a harbinger of spring.

Nothing in the world beats a good bowl of chicken soup, especially when it's spring time. Matzo Ball soup is a good old-fashioned, simple comfort food. Regardless of your religious inclinations, it's impossible to ignore the warm revelation that a good matzo ball soup has to offer. It is referred to by many as "the Jewish penicillin" because matzo ball soup is known for its cold-curing properties. It will cure what ever ails you. This soup is delicious. The matzo balls are light and fluffy. There are two matzo ball camps: those that like them heavy and leaden at the bottom of a bowl and those that like them light and fluffy–these are the latter, and in my mind, the better ones. Happy childhood memories are made of magic and homemade matzo …

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