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  Berliner (pastry) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Berliner Pfannkuchen is a predominantly German pastry made from sweet yeast dough baked in fat, which has a marmalade or jam filling and usually icing, powdered sugar or conventional sugar on top.
In English-speaking countries Berliner are usually known as doughnuts and are usually filled with jam.
Berliners are traditionally eaten to celebrate on New Year's Eve (Silvester) as well as the carnival holidays (Shrove Tuesday).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Berliner_(pastry)   (281 words)

  
 Berliner (pastry): Encyclopedia topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In English-speaking countries Berliner are usually known as doughnut (doughnut: A small ring-shaped friedcake) s and are usually filled with jam (jam: Preserve of crushed fruit).
Berliners are traditionally eaten to celebrate on New Year's Eve (New Year's Eve: new years eve is a celebration held the day before new years day, on december 31,...
A common practical joke has some Berliners being filled with mustard (mustard: Any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica) in place of jam in such a way that they can not be distinguished from the outside.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/berliner_pastry   (208 words)

  
 Jewish Cuisine -- Kosher Cooking
Jewish cooks are debarred from using butter in pastries, which are to be eaten in conjunction with meats, and from using milk or cream under the same circumstances.
Jellies are made from all juices of fruits, and are used for different purposes; they are used in making pastry and are often served with tea.
Among the poorer classes jellies are reserved for the use of invalids and patients, and so well has the practise of making jelly solely for that purpose been established, that often the words "Allewai zol men dos nit darfen" (May we not have occasion to use it) are repeated before storing it away.
www.cookingwithcolor.com /food_encyclopedia/jewish_cuisine.htm   (6713 words)

  
 Berliner - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A type of doughnut: see Berliner (pastry), Krapfen
A citizen of Berlin, as used by John F. Kennedy in 1963, saying, “Ich bin ein Berliner.” (A false rumour states that the sense of the word was misinterpreted.)
This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Berliner   (120 words)

  
 That’s my name, don’t wear it out - The Minnesota Daily   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Berliner has compiled a collage of narrated sound and image into a narcissistic, egocentric search for identity.
Berliner blends a lot of eccentric and archival footage, and sound effects and flashing images in his film.
Berliner’s sister calls it one of those givens in life.
www.mndaily.com /articles/2002/04/24/7404?print   (345 words)

  
 Automags.Org Online Forums - Is this Forum Based in Germany?
Berliner, is a donut type treat with it's own name knida like long johns, that's derives it's name from the city in which it was supposedly invented.
Translation: A Berliner is not a Berliner if it doesn't have jelly, it would then be called something else.
It's a tough phrase,technically and grammatically, it's correct, but it just so happens that being a "resident of Berlin" (which is what JFK was really trying to say) can be construed in a different context and subsequently associate you with a jelly pastry.
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 German Club- JFK, The Pastry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
She said that if President Kennedy had said "Ich bin Berliner," he would have sounded silly because with his heavy accent he couldn't possibly have come from Berlin.
But by saying "Ich bin ein Berliner," he actually said "I am one with the people of Berlin." This is her exact translation as best I can remember it.
It's true that the word "Berliner" in German means a particular kind of pastry as well as a citizen of Berlin.
www.hs.ebruns.k12.nj.us /hs/orgs/germanclub/jfk.html   (489 words)

  
 PastryScoop.com chocolate and dessert recipes and baking tips for pastry chefs and bakers.
She then moved west to command the pastry kitchen at San Francisco's critically acclaimed Campton Place Restaurant and then to Jan Birnbaum's restaurant, Catahoula.
In 1994, Sherry joined Spago Hollywood as Pastry Chef and quickly made her mark on the L.A. restaurant scene.
Sherry received the award for the Southern California Restaurant Writers sAssociation's Pastry Chef of The Year for 1998-1999, Bon Appétit's Food and Entertaining Awards for Pastry Chef of the Year for 2000 and, after four previous nominations, claimed the prize for the prestigious James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Pastry Chef of the Year for 2002.
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 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
No one, in fact, in the free world was considering himself a citizen of Berlin, except of course for actual Berliners, or at least up to that point.
"Ich bin ein Berliner," though stated proudly, was nevertheless mispronounced; and with his Massachusetts accent, what Kennedy really said was, "I am a pastry." Indeed, it was a most unusual spectacle of a United States president saying that he was a pastry.
In another context, it was odd, too, to hear him say that he was a Berliner, because he was a Brookline Massachusetts native living in Washington.
english.mn.ru /english/printver.php?2002-11-21   (486 words)

  
 PWEI References: Ich Bin Ein Auslander
He said "ich bin ein Berliner" (literally "I am a Berliner") apparently intending to mean "I'm one of you", expressing solidarity with the people of west berlin in a trying period of time.
However, "ein Berliner" is what you call a particular kind of pastry, so people often joke that Kennedy said "I am a jelly doughnut".
He should have said "Ich bin Berliner" (no "ein"), but on the other hand, Berlin knew what he meant.
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 Vitaille Recipe Recources and Food Related Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
of the world; its potent seeds flavor several liqueurs, as well as cheeses, pastries, and confections; not to be confused with fennel.
Anjou A northwest central region of France, around Angers and Saumur, known for its wines, both still and sparkling, and for excellent poultry, flsh from the Loire, and produce, especially pears; Curnonsky, the great gastronome, came from Anjou and praised its cuisine and wine in his writings.
Danish pastry A yeast pastry filled with nuts, fruit, custard, or cheese, and iced; originally from Denmark, but much traveled since.
www.vitaille.com /reference/encyclopedia.php   (17483 words)

  
 Priska's Pastries
A marzipan flavored pastry with sliced almonds and ends dipped in dark chocolate.
Also known as 'Krapfen' in Southern Germany and is especially popular during Fasching.
Two light pastry cakes with a whipped vanilla cream in the middle.
www.priskas.com /pastry.htm   (62 words)

  
 [Grovenet] The Conundrum
Berliner is what the Germans in at least northern Germany and Berlin call a jelly doughnut.
There is also one called Amerikaner that is kind of flying saucer shaped pastry with icing (as I recall) on it.
His famous "" had a small grammatical error that changed the meaning from "I am a Berliner" to "I am a jelly doughnut" but they of course understood what he was trying to say and loved him and the gift of communication he had.
www.rdrop.com /pipermail/grovenet/2005-March/002210.html   (556 words)

  
 Pundits: Jelly Doughnuts for Brains?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The correct way to say one is from Berlin is "Ich bin Berliner." With the indefinite article "ein" in front of "Berliner," the only way it's grammatical, according to this particular urban legend, is if it refers to the pastry.
Kennedy was clearly not literally from Berlin, but was expressing a metaphorical identity with Berliners, the second form is correct.
The word Berliner meaning a jelly-filled doughnut is used only along the Rhine river and in the northwestern and southern parts (including Switzerland) of the German speech area.
www.copperas.com /jfk/berliner.htm   (1256 words)

  
 JIMMY AKIN.ORG: "I Am A Jelly Donut"?
By this he meant "I am a Berliner," and he said it as an expression of solidarity with the people of West Berlin, who were under dire threat from the Communist puppet state of East Germany and its Soviet masters.
According to this claim, in German the word "Berliner" is a reference to a kind of jelly donut.
In using the "ein" it could be argued that someone might interpret what JFK said as I am a Berliner (which is the name of a popular pastry).
www.jimmyakin.org /2005/06/i_am_a_jelly_do.html   (1216 words)

  
 Deutschland 2002 Berlin
Berlin is a city filled with excitement and fascination.
It is said that the women of Berlin resisted valiantly against the approaching Soviet Communist Armies.
Halverson, an American Mormon, who served in Berlin as a transport pilot after the war is known as the 'candy bomber' for dropping small parachutes with chocolates for the children of Berlin.
www.crystalbay.net /germany   (850 words)

  
 CNN - Cold War
For years, West Berlin was an escape route for East Germans seeking to flee communism.
In his famous 1963 speech, President Kennedy professed solidarity with the people of Berlin by declaring, "Ich bin ein Berliner." Unfortunately he was not only saying "I am a Berliner," he was also saying "I am a jelly doughnut" -- "ein Berliner" being a popular local pastry.
It's 1961, and just months after you've assumed the U.S. presidency, your Soviet counterpart is testing you by issuing a challenge -- withdraw from West Berlin or else.
www.cnn.com /SPECIALS/cold.war/episodes/09   (210 words)

  
 dustbury.com: Ich bin ein Cassette
I am reminded of the reaction of the citizens of Berlin at the time.
("I am a citizen of Berlin.") Kennedy said "Ich (actually he said 'Ick') bin ein Berliner." In that usage a "Berliner" refers to a kind of roll or pastry by that name.
So what the good folks of that city heard was "I am a pastry".
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 Amerikaner in Berlin in Nov 15-19, looking for places to see, to meet
I will be in Berlin in 2 weeks for a meeting, which completes on Saturdat, Nov 15.
In Berlin, what other parts of Germany call "ein Berliner" is called a "Pfannkuchen", which is something quite different in the Rhineland (a pancake, namely).
I was in Berlin last year, and I found the cafe Schall und Rauch to be quite chummy (not bad food either).
www.flyertalk.com /forum/showthread.php?t=304071   (656 words)

  
 ©1996 gfn - Ich bin ein berliner!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
During the tense blockade crisis of West Berlin, John F. Kennedy gave a now famous speech in which he used the phrase "Ich bin ein Berliner" to demonstrate solidarity with the people of the beleaguered city.
He meant to say "Ich bin Berliner"; "ein berliner" is slang for a local variety of pastry.
Kennedy tried to use symbolic speech in Berlin and failed to humorous effect.
www.enemies.com /html/artgallery/yaldabaoths_witnesses/yw_01.html   (251 words)

  
 Ich bin EIN Berliner! - WordReference Forums
I thought "ein Berliner" was some kind of jelly pastry peculliar to Berlin.
"ein Berliner" is both that kind of jelly pastry peculliar thing that you mean (which btw is called "Berliner" everywhere except in Berlin itself, where it's usually called a "Krapfen") AND also an inhabitant of Berlin.
However, I think "ein Berliner" is still acceptable; the reason it's a joke is that it could ALSO mean the jelly pastry thing (which is pretty lekker by the way!
forum.wordreference.com /showthread.php?t=34855   (1531 words)

  
 Decades History Timelines - John F. Kennedy Presidency   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
He is not satisfied in regard to the Berlin situation and agrees with Ulbricht to close the border to Berlin.
U.S. President John F. Kennedy visits Berlin and makes his famous "Ich bin ein Berliner" ("I am a Berliner") speech.
"Berliner" happens to be a local/coloquial term for a type of jellied pastry, so there was some chuckling and the people of the city warmed up to Kennedy even more.
www.decades.com /Timeline/n/304.htm   (271 words)

  
 Ich bin ein Berliner - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
From 1952, the border between East and West was closed everywhere but Berlin.
In the X-Files episode "Schizogeny" Mulder erroneously tells a teen with the poster "Ich bin ein Ausländer" that when Kennedy made the statement "Ich bin ein Berliner" he was was saying "I am a cocktail sausage" leading to the response "Who's Kennedy?".
The phrase is also alluded to in an episode of The Simpsons entitled "Little Girl in the Big Ten." Lisa Simpson is reluctant to enroll in a gymnastics school in order to help her pass her physical education class at Springfield Elementary.
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Ich_bin_ein_Berliner   (1511 words)

  
 Please laugh at the joke? - Asylum Forums
My German teacher has a Tshirt that says "Ich bin ein Berliner" on the front, and has a picture of a Jelly Donut.
On the back, it says "Ich bin ein Amerikaner", and has a picture of some other type of pastry.
Coincidentally, Amerikaner and Berliner are both pastries....or so my German teacher says.
www.asylumnation.com /asylum/_r/showthread/threadid_9345   (160 words)

  
 Threadless T-Shirts - Long John Kennedy, by whirzle1
If you don't know what "Ich bin ein berliner" has to do with John F. Kennedy, then do a Google search and learn something new today.
A common urban legend falsely asserts that Kennedy made an embarrassing grammatical error by saying "Ich bin ein Berliner," referring to himself not as a citizen of Berlin, but as a common pastry.
The problem though is that the cake-thingy doesnt at all look like a berliner.
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 languagehat.com: ON BEING A BERLINER.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
An actual resident of Berlin would say, in proper German, "Ich bin Berliner." But that wouldn't have been the correct thing for Kennedy to say.
The (hole-less) jelly doughnut is called "Berliner" in most of (mainly northern) Germany, but not in Berlin.
Real Berliners call it "Pfannkuchen", which is the term that in the rest of Germany denotes pan cakes.
www.languagehat.com /archives/001958.php   (1145 words)

  
 [No title]
Experts say Kennedy%27s German grammar was flawless when he uttered those words near the Berlin Wall on June 26%2C 1963.
%0D%0A%0D%0AIt%27s true that the word %22Berliner%22 in German means a particular kind of jelly-filled pastry as well as a citizen of Berlin.
Truly sad how lies are repeated.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnyway%2C JFK was notoriously bad with foreign languages %28unlike Jackie%29%2C and he spent a good deal of the time on the plane to Berlin repeating the several German phrases he was given to utter%2C in order to get them just right.%0D%0A%0D%0AThe speech was a huge success.
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 Digest for Sunday, September 19, 1993   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
When President Kennedy visited >Berlin and made his famous speech ('ich bin ein Berliner') then, >strictly speaking, he said: 'I am a doughnut'.
The normal thing to say would be 'ich bin Berliner', but in a formal situation like a speech, people *might* say 'ich bin *ein* Berliner'.
American, is a German pastry object that is, like a "Berliner", a bit similar to a doughnut.
humor.catweasel.org /Site1/Digests/H9309190.php   (877 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Berliner (esp WI), krapfen (Ger settlement areas), and krebbel.
The word "Berliner" is indeed the name of a jelly-filled pastry, but only
The Berliners may however have known the additional sense of the word.
www.americandialect.org /americandialectarchives/dec97010.html   (363 words)

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