The Knish Factory burned down!
I kid you not! In New York City!
It’s been a couple years since I’ve been in New York City, and I specifically went to see the progress at Ground Zero. I had previously visited there the April after 9/11, and several times since. On that aspect, I was amazed at the beautiful new buildings being erected, and the memorial itself.
But of course when you’re in New York, there are different, fascinating foods to explore, and a few old favorites that are not available just anywhere. Usually we visit a deli that was only a block or so from Ground Zero, but since the new buildings have been erected, we lost our way. So we decided to eat from one of the many corner food carts. I had thought that if we had found our “favorite deli” I would get a knish, an interesting Jewish pastry. I probably haven’t had a knish in over 35 years. But a good one, you don’t forget!
Since the deli was no where to be found, and we decided on a different venue, I read the menu choices on the side of the food cart, and lo and behold, they sold knishes!!! BUT, when I asked for one, the guy told me, and I quote, “…the knish factory burned down.” A likely story I thought. Here it was 2:30 in the afternoon, and he probably just didn’t have any, either because he sold out, or he never carried them and it was false advertising. So we went to a second food vendor. Same story, the knish factory burned down. AHA, they’re all in cahoots.
Then I saw this sign on a vendor’s cart…omigod, it’s true…the knish factory burned down.
So my question is, doesn’t any one make knishes themselves, at home, or in the back of their store??? I hope the factory is rebuilt before next year, because it would appear, knishes are important, as a staple in the diets of New Yorkers, and to me, and not necessarily in that order!
