Summer 1947

An addendum to The Edith Buxbaum Journal

                                                            Edith Buxbaum, July 1947
                                                       (courtesy Robert Campbell, M.D.)

Edith looks wistful here, pensive as always, but also a bit sad.  Perhaps she is looking back to her childhood in Vienna before the wars. All the while, she is comfortable in her own skin and with herself in relation to Nature.  The photo was probably taken by her husband, Fritz Schmidl, when they were vacationing in Aspen, Colorado. I love her socks!

Same day, late evening: I look at the picture again, probably the tenth time today, and Dr. Buxbaum no longer looks sad; here in my present mood, she appears content, happy. How much of the biographer is reflected in the biographee?


Esther Altshul Helfgott, Ph.D., July 5, 2011

Paul Kirk House on Upland Terrace

An addendum to The Edith Buxbaum Journal

Edith on her deck overlooking Puget Sound,
a cigarette in her right hand.

 c 1960s, courtesy Dr. Robert Campbell

After moving from their Mt. Baker home, Edith Buxbaum and Fritz Schmidl lived at  6036 Upland Terrace. The house was designed by Seattle architect Paul Kirk.

Source:
Seattle Telephone directories; Polk's Seattle city directories
Schmidl, Fritz, 6036 Upland Ter, PA3-9943,
Schmidl, Edith B PhD, 6036 Upland Ter, PA3-9943 --Many thanks to Darlene E. Hamilton
Sr. Librarian-Genealogy
History, Travel and Maps Department
The Seattle Public Library


Esther Altshul Helfgott, Ph.D.,June 1, 2011

She loved to travel: Pyramid Peak, 1947

An addendum to The Edith Buxbaum Journal

Edith Buxbaum, August 23, 1947
Pyramid Peak - Aspen, Colorado
courtesy Dr. Robert Campbell

The photo was probably taken by Edith's husband Fritz Schmidl (1897-1969), who was an enthusiastic photographer. Edith's friend Eleanor Siegl (1917-1996) gave it, and others, to Dr. Campbell who, generously, passed it on to me.



Esther Altshul Helfgott, Ph.D., May 27, 2011

Kaiserschmarrn or Emperor's Trifle

An addendum to The Edith Buxbaum Journal

Thanks to Dr. Diane Holloway, a retired Dallas psychologist, I have one of Edith's dessert recipes to share with you.

Kaiserschmarrn or Emperor's Trifle
1/3 cup shortening or oil
2/3 cup flour
1/3 cup sugar
6 eggs separated
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons water
4 tablespoons melted butter
2/3 cup raisins
2-3 tablespoons additional sugar




Melt the shortening in a large metal cake pan or skillet set over medium heat. Plump the raisins for 10 minutes in boiling water and then drain them.



Start heating the oven at 400 degrees. Mix the flour and water in a large bowl. In a separate small bowl add water to egg yolks and combine well. Pour the egg mixture into the dry ingredients, mixing well with a whisk.

Beat egg whites stiff, then fold them gently into the liquid mixture. Pour into the heated pan with the fat. Remove from heat at once and place in the oven. Bake until golden brown (8-10 minutes); then put back on stove top.

Tear into 2-3 inch squares, using two forks. Drizzle melted butter over, then sprinkle with raisins and sugar.

Serve with raspberry syrup or prune jam. To make prune jam for zwetschkenroster, cook dried prunes with water and sugar in a saucepan until it becomes a not so thick jam. Then add cinnamon and cloves to use as a topping on this trifle. Serves 8.

SOURCES:

Authors' Famous Recipes and Reflections on Food, edited by Diane Holloway, Ph.D. San Jose, California: Writer’s Club Press, 2002, pp. 222-223

Photo courtesy Herbert J. Belch, in possession of author.


Esther Altshul Helfgott, Ph.D., May 24, 2011