Lord Robert first tastes cholent while paying a sick visit to the supposedly injured Devorah at Ten Oaks Manor on the Jewish Sabbath. He is so taken with this tasty dish that he begs Devorah to teach the recipe to the cook at Ravenscourt. Mrs. Fenton, the housekeeper at Ten Oaks Manor, also has an amazing recipe for challah, the traditional Jewish braided bread served on Sabbath and the holidays.
Recipes from Ten Oaks Manor
Devorah’s Cholent Recipe
Cholent, the traditional stew for the Sabbath midday meal, is uniquely Jewish. It was invented because Jewish law does not permit cooking on the Sabbath. According to many sources, the word cholent may have come from the medieval French, chaud-lent, meaning “warm slowly.” Traditionally, cholent was prepared in a heavy pot on Friday before sundown, partially …
Mrs. Fenton’s Big Challah Recipe
When the Duke of Ravenscroft takes Devorah to Ten Oaks Manor for the Sabbath, Mrs. Fenton, the housekeeper there, is busy baking challah. More than a dozen adults and orphans live at Ten Oaks, so Mrs. Fenton has a lot of challah to bake each Friday morning. Here is her excellent recipe for this special …
