My mom, Ellyn, wasn't a very adventurous cook when we were growing up; however, there are a few dishes from my childhood that stand out and which I still cook today. She makes a yummy flank steak, marinated in some sort of ketchup concoction, and she makes awesome matzoh ball soup, the BEST according to my husband, and of course this brisket. Each of my mom, my maternal grandma, and my paternal grandma claim that this is their recipe; regardless of where the recipe originated, this is my perfect brisket recipe. Over the years, I have experimented with other more sophisticated brisket recipes that don't involve ketchup and lipton soup mix but they never live up to Mommy Elly's Brisket. About the pictures - the first one is of me and mom and the second one is my mom, dad, and two grandmas at my wedding.

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