The Cooks: Rose Rozmarin Kramer

By Freya (Blitstein)

Related to: Polonnoye (Town), 

From - Polonnoye near Zhitomer (in Volhynnia Guberniya)

These recipes were modified by Rose's daughter Sarah (KRAMER) BLITSTEIN
and shared with us by Rose Kramer’s grandaughter Freya (BLITSTEIN) MASLOV

Rose ROZMARIN KRAMER
Rose ROZMARIN (1894-1986). She married Abe SPIELBERG (1889-1918) in 1916 who died in the 1918 Flu Epidemic.
She then married Jacob Elias KRAMER (1890-1967)

Grandma Rose Rozmarin Kramer from Polonnoye near Zhitomir was a marvelous cook. She used the 'shiterein' method - a handful of this, a pinch of that, and a taste or two. She never really knew what a measuring cup was. Her 'hand' did it all. Before I was to be married, I used to watch both her and my mother, Sarah Kramer Blitstein and after they used the 'hand measure' - made them put it in a spoon measure or a cup measure before adding to the mixture. That was the only way to get all my favorite recipes to cook for my own family. Now they have been passed along to my 3 daughters. I also discovered that even though Mom had small hands, Grandma's were smaller - so some measures were modified a little! The fish (the Gefilte fish recipe, not the pickled fish) was made for almost every Holiday.

Freya Blitstein Maslov

Her recipes

Entrees: Gefilte Fish

Entrees: Pickled Fish (a.k.a. Sweet & Sour Fish)

Main Courses: Kreplach

Desserts and Sweets: Hamentaschen

Desserts and Sweets: Kichel

Desserts and Sweets: Grandma Rose's Poppyseed Cookies

Desserts and Sweets: Rolled Jelly Cookies (sort of a Rugelach)