Golda Meir's secret recipe of Chicken Soup

Golda Meir's Secret Recipe for Chicken Soup

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    My visit at Golda Meir School in Wisconsin  
      Golda’s original recipe for Chicken Soup
    By Nitza Gilad
     
    Golda Meir School was built in 1890 as Fourth Street School. It was renamed and rededicated on May 4, 1979 in honor of Golda Meir who attended grade school here from 1906 to 1912. As the 4th Prime Minister of Israel, she visited the school again in 1969.
     
     
    How exciting was my visit… the elementary kids knew all about. Golda was born in Kiev (Russia). She moved to Wisconsin with her parents in 1906, when she was only 8 years old.  She started studying in their school, they said with pride.
    1921 Golda made Aliya to Israel and married with Morris Meyerson.   Soon Sara and Menachem, a girl and a boy were born in Jerusalem.
    Golda was the 4th Prime Minister of Israel and the only Woman PM up to now.
    In Golda Meir's day as Prime Minister, there was an informal inner group, and it was called ... “Golda's Kitchenette” (Hamitbachon shel Golda).
    This may have been an expression of sexism (no-one would dream of talking about Bibi's kitchenette, or Ben Gurion's folks), but it is said that Prime Minister Meir really did host her closest allies for crucial deliberations in her kitchen. That brings us to today's document, which is both totally serious, given what we've just said, and a wee bit frivolous:  Golda Meir's recipe for Chicken Soup:
    Boil the chicken with parsley, celery, cut-up carrots, peeled onions, salt, papers, a pitch of paprika, until the chicken in tender.
    If you like rice you may add it after straining the soup, bringing to boil for another quarter of an hour.  
    Ms. Meir generally serves chicken soup with KNEIDLACH which she prepares as following:
    The Matzos are soaked in cold water until soft, than squeeze dry, crush with a fork and add fried onions and a little oil, some parsley, salt, paper, and two beaten eggs. Make into small balls, set aside before serving for one hour. Half an hour before serving, drop the ball into the boiling soup, and cook for about half an hour.

     

    And here you have the original as was found at The English-language blog of the Israel Sta Archives (ISA).  How exciting!
     
    Shabbat Shalom, Yours,