In these pages we also learn a little bit about Miriam's childhood. She was a jewish girl, who was growing up in Germany area. We learn that she loved where she lived. "Her mother's youngest sister, spared at Auschwitz, was raising a family next door. Down the road were friends from the old village. There was dazzling warmth and sunlight..." (67). This is a good description of what the town was like and really shows why Miriam loved Germany so much. Unfortunatley, she was forced to move because of the war. Her family, along with many others, wanted to go to America for the same reason; freedom and a better life. "But her mother and her husband wanted America, they wanted prosperity, and Miriam packed up to begin again" (68). We see that if Miriam, had a choice, she wouldn't of necesarily wanted to move because she loved her home town so much. This quote also shows that she seems to have been moving around a lot. Overall, in the pages we get more information about Miriam.
Monday, November 24, 2008
Q2 Outside Reading Post 2: Miriam's Kitchen
This week I read pages 62-120. In the beginning we learn about Miriam's style of baking. Before this, we knew that she loved to bake but in these pages we learn her style. "There is no food processor, apple corer, mixing bowl, measuring spoon, basting brush, egg beater, wine coaster, or tomato knife. Miriam, in general, does not aquire kitchen equipment... She knows exactly what she has and what she needs, because Miriam's repertoire is a dependable selection. It is Bach, Brahms, and Beethoven, with a little Chopin, Dvorak and Irving Berlin added in over"(63). This shows that Miriam doesn't use fancy utensils to bake. This also shows that she isn't a perfectionist when it comes to measuring but thinks that the taste of something matters more. We also learn more about how Miriam likes to add what she thinks would be right in a recipe. "My instinct is to improvise" (64). This shows that she likes to change up some of her recipes to make it her own.
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This is another one showing how moving to America wasn't necessarily what everyone wanted. I think it was really cool how through even just your first quote I got to know a lot about Miriam. I don't know the book or characters at all, but her view on cooking made me feel like I know her well. I feel like she's more laid back than others ,seeing as she improvises some of her cooking. She also has an emence amount of passion for what she does, always changing things to make them taste better. I think this book sounds really cool.
I really like how Miriam doesn't use cooking utensils. It shows that she trusts herself to do things right, and she doesn't have to rely on technology to help her do things. She does it her way, and by the sound of it, people really started liking what she did.
The description of her style of cookign really helps to get inside Miriam's head and see her personality more clearly. I like how she just estimates with her cooking, it gives a sense of freedom to the art. Although she might not have wanted to come to America, it seems like she made the best of it which is always good.
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