tuppy wrote:
>
> "Sheldon" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> >
> > Boron Elgar wrote:
> > > On Wed, 13 Apr 2005 23:41:24 GMT, cathy >
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > > >When I was a kid the only salami we ever bought was Hebrew National
> > > >kosher salami.
> > > >
> > > >When you go to the deli counter in the market these days there is a
> > > >mind-boggling array of salamis <sp?> and sausages. Does anyone know
> > > >what type/style of salami/sausage would be closest in flavor and
> > > >texture to a kosher salami?
> > > >
> > > >Thanks,
> > > >Cathy
> > >
> > >
> > > The closest you will get to it in most markets is Hebrew National or
> > > Best's.
> > >
> > > HN is still made, though it belongs to ConAgra now & does not taste
> > > nearly as good as it used to. It has flavorings and hydrolyzed soy
> > > protein in it now.
> > >
> > > Boron
> >
> > There are a couple other brands, Issac Gellis, Shofar.
> >
> > But none today are like the real kosher salami of yesteryear, back then
> > kosher salami did not need refrigeration, it was a fermented salami,
> > just hung from a hook at the deli... the older/aged ones dripped fat
> > until they were pretty dry, those were what you got when you asked for
> > "hard salami", and cost a few cents extra, well, they lost weight.
> >
> > You really can't compare today's kosher delis to those from even forty
> > years ago... there is no comparison... today's kosher delis (every one
> > of them with no exceptions whatsoever) serve phony baloney. I'll only
> > believe you've ever eaten real kosher deli if you can tell me what's a
> > "toot".
> >
> > Sheldon
> >
> You can "hang" and dry Vienna's beef salami. Yes, it drips fat all over the
> countertop. I have been doing that since the 1970's. I grew up in a strict
> kosher household (and gave it up when I moved out) and can't tell you what a
> toot is. I called a Hasidic friend of mine in Great Neck, NY and he couldn't
> tell me either. What is a "toot?"
>
> Rand

Taken from a German word for 'bag'. Means a twisted bit of paper to hold
mustard, separate from the sandwich.
Has nothing to do with eating 'real' kosher deli.