You shall not think
These books teach
Simple fare
These books, have recipes
They boast
From almost everywhere!
And they
Are written
Beautifully
And somehow
All are themed
With delicacies
And foreign foods
Of which
I’ve never dreamed
They cater to
Your every taste
Each culinary wish
From meat, to dairy
And desserts
And sushi
Types of fish
Some take hours
Some are quick
Some are simple
Some have shtick
So eclectic and so
Diverse
Some will surely
Dent your purse!
For every Yid
A recipe!
From Munkatch to
The Baltic Sea
From Paris, France
And Germany
Of course from Sea
To shining Sea!
Each yid has a recipe!
There’s Cookbooks
For alleh Yidden
For every type
Of food that’s eaten
There’s a new
Bais Yaakov Cookbook
I’m not sure
What it’s on
Perhaps I’ll
Make a Kugel
According to Ramban
They made a
Brisker cookbook
At least that’s
What I hear
I couldn’t make
The recipe
(I didn’t have the shiur!)
I heard they made another one
This one’s from Palestine
And every cake
That you do bake
They take
And say “It’s mine!”
Neturai Karta’s got one too
Recently, I learned
There is a Flag cake recipe
But it always gets burned!
The Litvak recipe book’s hot
They say it’s now the rage
What really makes it special
It has only one page!
Fill a pot with water
And boil it up slow
And then put in
A bit of salt
And add a po-tato!
It’s not very creative
It doesn’t have much spice
But for a Litvak
What a meal!
So tasty, and so nice!
Hungarian’s have recipes
There’s some
If you must rush
How to make
In 3 minutes
A yummy cake –
Kokosh!
The Americaner Cookbook
Was pretty cheap to buy
It featured
15 ways one could
Bake an Apple Pie!
Some of these
I’m serious.
The new one from B’nei Berak
It calls not for a long white beard
It doesn’t need a frock
This book
It has, my friend
So many recipes
That really are quite simple
And can be done with ease
They’re recipes for Hatzlacha
In everything we do
They’re recipes in how to make
A truly better Jew.
We must all add some mussar
To that pie called life
And act a little nicer
To husbands, kids and wife
And sprinkle in some kindness
And heaps of thoughtfullness too
I promise that the recipe
Will make a better you
