RE: The making of a Jew's mallow soup
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I love the broom! I was curious about the name and so looked up a Jewish source to try and find the connection. I did find an article in the Times of Jerusalem, where mallow is described as "flourishing almost anywhere" , sidewalk cracks, etc, The plant is therefore for highly available. The recipe given in the article for soup seems to vary slightly-- lemon, onion and olive oil are added. Perhaps the plant used is a different variety of mallow. Anyway, new to me. And it looks delicious :)
In the era of automation, the broom is seen as archaic but some of us still prefer it over the electronic blender. There are many varieties of this species even around here. They are notably distinguished by their leaves. From experience, adding onions reduces the elasticity of the soup but I'm cool with olive oil. I've never tried it with lemon.