![A Kogel mogel, Gogl-Mogl, Gogel-Mogel or Gogle-mogle (Yiddish: גאָגל-מאָגל) is an egg-based homemade dessert popular in Eastern Europe made from egg yolks, sugar, and flavourings such as honey, cocoa or rum.
It is often prepared as a transition food for babies moving from a cereal diet to one that includes eggs and other soft foods. It is also a folk medicine used for treating colds or flu, particularly chest colds and laryngitis. Gogle-mogle is ranked highly among other traditional cold remedies such as Grandma’s chicken soup.
Gogle-mogle may have its roots in the Jewish code of law called the Shulchan Arukh[2] where one is allowed to consume sweet syrup and/or raw egg on Shabbat to makes one’s voice more pleasant.
Its origins may be traced to biblical times when “The land of milk and honey” was a tribute to the Land of Israel. As a delicious drink, Gogl Mogle is mentioned in the verse “…honey and milk under your tongue” (Song of Songs 4:11). In the Talmud (circa 3rd century AD) this drink is determined to be a type of food and not a beverage.[3] The Talmud also tells of naturally occurring milk and honey mixtures as a proof to the wonders of the land.[4] For the remedy to work it must be held under the tongue and kept within a closed mouth - a paradigm for mystic study of the Bible.[5]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c7/Kogel_mogel.JPG)
A Kogel mogel, Gogl-Mogl, Gogel-Mogel or Gogle-mogle (Yiddish: גאָגל-מאָגל) is an egg-based homemade dessert popular in Eastern Europe made from egg yolks, sugar, and flavourings such as honey, cocoa or rum.
It is often prepared as a transition food for babies moving from a cereal diet to one that includes eggs and other soft foods. It is also a folk medicine used for treating colds or flu, particularly chest colds and laryngitis. Gogle-mogle is ranked highly among other traditional cold remedies such as Grandma’s chicken soup. Gogle-mogle may have its roots in the Jewish code of law called the Shulchan Arukh[2] where one is allowed to consume sweet syrup and/or raw egg on Shabbat to makes one’s voice more pleasant. Its origins may be traced to biblical times when “The land of milk and honey” was a tribute to the Land of Israel. As a delicious drink, Gogl Mogle is mentioned in the verse “…honey and milk under your tongue” (Song of Songs 4:11). In the Talmud (circa 3rd century AD) this drink is determined to be a type of food and not a beverage.[3] The Talmud also tells of naturally occurring milk and honey mixtures as a proof to the wonders of the land.[4] For the remedy to work it must be held under the tongue and kept within a closed mouth - a paradigm for mystic study of the Bible.[5]
