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An Ode to Seltzer

by Liz Alpern · June 11th, 2009

Cooking, Farming, Film, Humor, Jewish Culture, On The Web, Personal Story

There is indeed something Jewish about seltzer.

From whence exactly this Jewishness derives, I’m not so sure, but I do know one thing: I LOVE MY BUBBLY WATER. And so, I give you my most recent episode of Cookin’ titled, “Fo’ Shizzle My Fizzle.”

To see more videos visit cookinshow.wordpress.com but for now, drink up!

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8 Responses to “An Ode to Seltzer”

Avigail Says:
June 11th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
Nice work, Liz. Love the soundtrack. What’s next on cookin’ – maybe a class on how to be a Bobe in 3 easy steps?
Avigail Says:
June 12th, 2009 at 9:52 am
umm – watching that again – is that a LACTAID egg cream? you crack me up.
Bobbi Says:
June 12th, 2009 at 10:38 am
There was always a bottle of seltzer with the push down top in my grandparents fridge. Completely an East Coast thing for me. Loved the video and the music.
Rebecca Says:
June 12th, 2009 at 12:15 pm
Seltzer is a requirement at all of our holiday meals – my uncle will not drink anything else! http://whatrebeccaateforlunchtoday.blogspot.com/
beth Says:
June 12th, 2009 at 7:33 pm
Yeah. I’d say it’s more an East Coast thing than strictly a Jewish thing. Lots of families in NE Philadelphia had big blue bottles of seltzer and boxes of cartridges delivered at home back in the day. My family had seltzer delivered with the milk and butter when I was really little and still living in Kew gardens, NY.

Memories come flooding back — my Aunt Bette used to take a double delivery for the July 4th holiday so that all of us cousins could have seltzer fights (for those of you born after, say, 1972: imagine Water Willies, only encased in blue glass and capable of a MUCH more aggressive stream of water) in the alley while we were waiting for the barbecue to be done.
jeff Says:
June 13th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
I think that it’s fair to say that Soda Club has democratized seltzer, or at least brought it into the 21st century. This little machine is a must-have for a serious seltzer fan. http://www.sodaclub.com/
feygele Says:
June 14th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Liz, Give Me Seltzer might be able to explain the history and Jewish connection.
Alix Says:
June 15th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Bay Area residents can still get it delivered to your door! We get two cases at a time, from seltzersisters.com …check them out!