National Spelling bee winning word: "knaidel"
Sqwertz wrote:
> On Sat, 01 Jun 2013 13:51:31 -0500, zxcvbob wrote:
>
>> Isn't knaidel (another word for dumpling) a transcription from Yiddish
>> and therefore has no standard spelling?
>
> Whoa - Deja Vu! Didn't we do this 36 hours ago?
>
> -sw
Looking back, yes. I hadn't read the other thread about lump of
leavened dough. BTW, I'm pretty sure matzo balls (the ur-knaidel) are
unleavened -- that's kind of their whole point.
Bob
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