Jenna FreedmanApr 7, 2023

Normally I don't gaf about Jewish cultural appropriation, but making toffee matzoh with Saltines? What is *wrong* with people?

#MatzohCrack #Goyim

Show threadJessamynApr 7, 2023
@zinelib I am confused by this sentence. This is not the #MatzohCrack I am used to but some weird cracker approximation? Weird!
Show threadJenna Freedman

@jessamyn Matzoh crack because it's addictive, per @qzap.

@neilcar here's the NYT recipe, in which they claim the Saltine version came first? Is that possible? https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020116-chocolate-caramel-matzo-toffee

Chocolate-Caramel Matzo Toffee Recipe

Matzo toffee is the Passover-friendly take on saltine toffee A layered confection of matzo crackers, brown sugar caramel and melted chocolate, you can top it with practically anything you like, from the most elegantly minimal sprinkle of sea salt to a surfeit of nuts, dried fruit, potato chips, or a combination This recipe, adapted from Marcy Goldman’s cookbook “A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking,” keeps well when stored airtight at room temperature — up to one week, if you haven’t finished it by then.

NYT Cooking
Apr 7, 2023 at 7:02pmWeb
Show threadNeil Carpenter Apr 7, 2023

@zinelib @jessamyn @qzap I'm not a subject matter expert; however, the NYT recipe cites "A Treasury of Jewish Holiday Baking", which was published in 2004. The link to the saltine version cites a 2009 survey. Based on their own sources, I would say the matzo version predates the saltines version.

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