BEER Group Read. More naming.
David Morris
fqmorris at gmail.com
Sun Oct 13 19:42:11 CDT 2013
It's a typo. He meant "kugelblintz."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kugel
*Kugel* (קוגל *kugl*, pronounced IPA:
[ˈkʊɡl̩]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_Yiddish>)
is a baked Ashkenazi <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashkenazi>
Jewish<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_cuisine>
pudding <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pudding>
orcasserole<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casserole>,
similar to a pie, most commonly made from
egg<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egg_(food)>
noodles <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Noodle> (Lokshen kugel)
orpotatoes<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potato>,
though at times made of zucchini <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zucchini>,
apples <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple>,
spinach<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinach>
, broccoli <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Broccoli>,
cranberry<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cranberry>,
orsweet potato <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweet_potato>. It is usually
served as a side dish <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Side_dish> on
Shabbat<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shabbat>
and Yom Tov <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yom_Tov>.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blintz
A *blin* (pl. *blini*), *blintchik* (pl. *blintchiki*) or *blintz* is a
type of thin pancake <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancake>. Blintzes are
thin pancakes that typically lack a leavening
agent<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leavening_agent> and
are similar to crêpes <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cr%C3%AApe>, whereas
blini are typically thicker and include a leavening agent.
On Sunday, October 13, 2013, John Bailey wrote:
> From Wikipedia, and man I love that first parenthetical remark:
>
> "In theoretical physics, a kugelblitz (German: "ball lightning", not
> to be confused with ball lightning) is a concentration of light so
> intense that it forms an event horizon and becomes self-trapped:
> according to general relativity, if enough radiation is aimed into a
> region, the concentration of energy can warp spacetime enough for the
> region to become a black hole"
>
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