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Over the past few years, Ray Davidson has baked tens of thousands of loaves of the traditionally Jewish, braided bread. Every week, he goes to the chilly kitchen at Congregation Beth Shalom in Overland Park to bake dozens of loaves of the challah, using a special recipe. As he cuts margarine, cracks eggs, and measures cups of sugar and flour, Davidson tells the story behind Frieda's Heavenly Challahs.
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Over the past few years, Ray Davidson has baked tens of thousands of loaves of the traditionally Jewish, braided bread. Every week, he goes to the chilly kitchen at Congregation Beth Shalom in Overland Park to bake dozens of loaves of the challah, using a special recipe. As he cuts margarine, cracks eggs, and measures cups of sugar and flour, Davidson tells the story behind Frieda's Heavenly Challahs.
Broadcast History
KC Currents, KCUR-FM, February 13-14
Intro and Outro
INTRO:Certain foods can evoke powerful memories of people we love. For 87-year-old Ray Davidson in Kansas City, Missouri, one of those foods is challah. Over the past few years, he’s baked tens of thousands of loaves of the traditionally Jewish, braided bread. Sylvia Maria Gross tagged along to watch him bake one morning to find out why.
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