According to Leo Rosten, the Yiddish maven and author of The Joys of Yiddish,  mensch  is someone to admire and emulate, someone of noble character. The key to being 'a real mensch' is nothing less than character, rectitude, dignity, a sense of what is right, responsible, decorous..The term is used as a high compliment, expressing the rarity and value of that individual's qualities.he key to being 'a real mensch' is nothing less than character, rectitude, dignity, a sense of what is right, responsible, decorous.. The term is used as a high compliment, expressing the rarity and value of that individual's qualities.
Use agar agar (kanten). Agar agar is a traditional substitute for gelatin in many recipes and basically it substitutes at a ratio of an equal amount of agar agar for gelatin when substituting like for like (that is powdered for powdered, etc). One tablespoon of powdered agar agar can be used in place of one tablespoon of powdered gelatin.
For the dessert food, see Gelatin dessert. 'Sheet' or 'leaf' gelatin for cooking. Gelatin or gelatine (from Latin: gelatus meaning stiff, frozen) is a translucent, colourless, brittle (when dry), flavourless foodstuff, derived from collagen obtained from various animal by-products.It is commonly used as a gelling agent in food, pharmaceuticals, photography, and cosmetic manufacturing. Gelatin is used as an ingredient in implantable medical devices, such as in some bone void fillers. 2  Gelatin is used in nail polish remover and makeup applications. 3  The gelatin is often tinted in different colours to match a model's natural skin tone.