tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post4900941246309879199..comments2024-03-18T18:13:42.505-04:00Comments on Mae's Food Blog: Farmer's Chop SueyMae Travelshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-72460284409223617452019-07-30T13:16:34.553-04:002019-07-30T13:16:34.553-04:00I think of Farmer's Chop Suey every summer, th...I think of Farmer's Chop Suey every summer, though I haven't eaten it for years. It was my mother's dinner-of-desperation to feed her Jewish-American family on those hot summer nights in Cleveland, Ohio, late 1940s-early 1950s. Her recipe was sour cream, radishes, celery, cucumbers, tomatoes, and maybe some chopped green pepper. I hated it. The only consolation was dinner came with allwaysinfashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05351565252580853058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-68518097896020758872015-09-12T17:08:57.281-04:002015-09-12T17:08:57.281-04:00My Aunt used to make this in the Summer over 50 ye...My Aunt used to make this in the Summer over 50 years ago in Joliet, Illinois - she always called it Farmer's Chop Suey and there was never any reference to the Jewish ethnicity of it - altho that surely may be the case. She always used Cottage Cheese with diced & sliced Cucumbers, Radishes, Green Onions and Carrots - and - after trying to re-make it over 50 years later, I found that she Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08515904961424371069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-22731127463786212872012-08-13T13:11:43.187-04:002012-08-13T13:11:43.187-04:00Fascinating how every family had a version AND an ...Fascinating how every family had a version AND an explanation of the name. But not all alike.Mae Travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13328946930935633113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-43469060110337246272012-08-13T12:18:32.974-04:002012-08-13T12:18:32.974-04:00I have been eating Farmers Chop Suey since I was a...I have been eating Farmers Chop Suey since I was a kid. My grandmother made it. She said it was called Farmers Chop Suey because it was originally made with farmers cheese (when she was a girl in Racine, WI) a dry form of cottage cheese. Oh she always put a dash of Worchestersire Sauce in it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-14485501171134377262011-11-16T00:26:32.064-05:002011-11-16T00:26:32.064-05:00we always had Farmer's Chop Suey during the su...we always had Farmer's Chop Suey during the summer before there was home air conditioning. My mom made it with cottage cheese, sour cream, radishes, peppers, green onion and cucumbers. I've never heard of hard boiled eggs being in it. Cherry tomatoes sounds like a wonderful addition.<br />velveteyes35Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-31355982438000546142011-09-12T14:53:09.807-04:002011-09-12T14:53:09.807-04:00I looked this up as I was eating my version of it,...I looked this up as I was eating my version of it, which includes tomatoes and cucumber, essential ingredients, and cottage cheese rather than sour cream. It may be a matter of individual taste. I had some idea in my mind that farmer's chop suey originated from the Farmers' Market in Los Angeles, so it was interesting to read how far back in Jewish culinary history it goes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-68633574354712306752010-09-28T17:56:02.061-04:002010-09-28T17:56:02.061-04:00Just wanted to say thanks for your blog, and the i...Just wanted to say thanks for your blog, and the info about Jewish Chop Suey. My mom made it the way her mama did in the "old country" -- with just cottage cheese, sour cream, chopped radishes and scallions, and salt & pepper. Simple, but delicious and it brings back so many memories! BTW her older sister's name was Mae Hartman; she lived to be 100 and my mom lived to be 96!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-10124654832481086332010-03-17T21:11:33.520-04:002010-03-17T21:11:33.520-04:00P.S. I'm saving this link for my Houdini post ...P.S. I'm saving this link for my Houdini post in October, Thanks!!!~~louise~~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07335196139849995706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-70483873563036468462010-03-17T21:08:32.111-04:002010-03-17T21:08:32.111-04:00I LOVE this post Mae! I have never heard of Farmer...I LOVE this post Mae! I have never heard of Farmer's Chop Suey and the notion of the Jewish love of Chinese food just boggles my mind. Quite fascinating. I'd love to be in the audience when you give "your talk."<br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing. How I wish I had the time to delve into this morsel further...~~louise~~https://www.blogger.com/profile/07335196139849995706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-86125258186051490082010-03-17T19:13:21.920-04:002010-03-17T19:13:21.920-04:00And P.S. -- the rollo/pretzel thing -- that could ...And P.S. -- the rollo/pretzel thing -- that could be SUCH TROUBLE!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37695777.post-9952935412486108262010-03-17T19:11:27.859-04:002010-03-17T19:11:27.859-04:00Who knew? Not me -- this is fascinating! Thanks --...Who knew? Not me -- this is fascinating! Thanks -- I'm forwarding your link to a couple of foodies I know!Jeaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17482528482559445943noreply@blogger.com