{"id":5858,"date":"2018-09-05T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2018-09-05T15:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/villasentieri.com\/?post_type=recipe&p=5858"},"modified":"2026-09-02T10:58:41","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T17:58:41","slug":"rabbi-goldies-jewish-apple-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/villasentieri.com\/index.php\/2018\/09\/05\/rabbi-goldies-jewish-apple-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Rabbi Goldie’s Jewish Apple Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"

September 5, 2018<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

In September 1972, at the age of 17, I went from the small town of Johnstown, Pennsylvania to Philadelphia to attend the University of Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

Little did I know how much my life was going to change, nor how sheltered I had been growing up in Johnstown.\u00a0 There were a few trips to Florida and California by car, and a portion of every summer spent in Atlantic City, but other than that my life mostly revolved around the family and happenings within a few hours\u2019 drive of Johnstown.<\/p>\n

A few weeks before I left for college, I got a note from Jon Rikoon<\/a> who was to be one of my roommates.\u00a0 Jon lived on Long Island.\u00a0 I don\u2019t think I\u2019d ever been to New York at that point.<\/p>\n

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Harnwell House, the dorm (now a college house) I lived in during freshman year<\/strong><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another of my roommates (we had a three-bedroom, four-bed dorm \u201capartment\u201d) was Chip Fleischmann, as in Fleischmann\u2019s yeast.\u00a0 The fourth roommate only lasted the first semester and I simply can\u2019t remember his name.\u00a0 (He kept to himself mostly.)<\/p>\n

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Early in freshman year, Jon started dating Gail Milgram.\u00a0 Gail spent a lot of time in our apartment and she and I became very good friends.<\/p>\n

Gail\u2019s relationship with Jon didn\u2019t last beyond freshman year but our friendship did.\u00a0 We saw a lot of each other throughout our undergraduate years and for a few years thereafter while I was in medical school.<\/p>\n

Our friendship remained strong.\u00a0 In fact, at one point early in medical school Gail and I had to temporarily stop spending time together as her boyfriend at the time was jealous of our relationship.\u00a0 Needless to say, he didn\u2019t last!<\/p>\n

Gail and I were in infrequent contact after my first couple of years in medical school.\u00a0 In fact, years could go by without contact but, somehow, we always managed to reconnect.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the years did, in fact, go by, Gail officially changed her name to Goldie.\u00a0 She also became a rabbi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A few months ago, out of the blue, just after I decided to post a recipe for the Jewish Apple Cake that (the then) Gail taught me how to make in college, I received an email from her.<\/p>\n

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She was in Europe for the summer and we set up a time to chat by video conference but her internet connection did not cooperate and we were unsuccessful in our attempts to chat.\u00a0 We\u2019re planning another attempt at video conferencing when both of us are in the States later this fall.\u00a0 I\u2019m looking forward to catching up with her.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, I hope you enjoy what is now, officially, Rabbi Goldie\u2019s Jewish Apple Cake!

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Rabbi Goldie's Jewish Apple Cake<\/h2>\n
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It is best to bake this cake in a plain, shiny aluminum pan. A dark pan will overcook the outside before the center is done. Don't add the sugar to the apples before you are ready to pour the batter into the pan or it will pull a lot of liquid out of the apples.<\/div>\n
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Prep Time <\/span>30 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Cook Time <\/span>1 hour<\/span><\/span> hr<\/span> 30 minutes<\/span><\/span> mins<\/span><\/span><\/div>
Total Time <\/span>3 hours<\/span><\/span> hrs<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div>\n
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Servings: <\/span>12<\/span> people<\/span><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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