Comments | cahwyguy: Getting Territorial over Charoset

cahwyguy

Getting Territorial over Charoset

Apr 09, 2009 11:25

I’ve been known for years and years for the good charoset* I make for the Pesach table. I typically make a large container of it, for it not only serves us for the Pesach table, but we eat it all week for breakfast and the occasional snack. Charoset tends to come out early in the seder (the Pesach service), so folks tend to much on it while waiting ( Read more... )

judaism, pesach, cooking

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msolursh April 9 2009, 18:44:47 UTC

Never heard of a veggie tray being part of the seder. The charoset is the best part and makes the pre-dinner part of the seder bearable. I've even learned to like it with horse radish. Of course, the fiber it provides is important too, so we do the same thing you do and make lots to have the rest of the week to keep things moving.

Happy Passover! Maybe we can get together next year in Jerusalem and celebrate together.

cahwyguy April 9 2009, 18:50:15 UTC

We found a family seder that introduces the raw veggie tray, right about the time of Karpas (and, of course, the Baskin Haggadah (UAHC (oops) URJ) puts the hillel sandwhich early as well). If you would like, I can post you the text from our haggadah regarding the veggie tray.

msolursh April 9 2009, 19:14:54 UTC

Please do. I find Haggadot to be really interesting.

cahwyguy April 9 2009, 19:26:08 UTC

Well, if you email me your email address (you can do so c/o LJ), and I send you a PDF of the entire thing (although there are some typos still to fix).

fauxklore April 9 2009, 18:52:49 UTC

I'm probably the only Jew around who doesn't much like charoset.

You have to use the Ashkenazi pronunciation for the reminder not to mix that with chopped liver. After all, you wouldn't want to get charoses of the liver.

whalejudge April 9 2009, 21:32:11 UTC

What's the difference between kosher wine and non-kosher wine?

cahwyguy April 9 2009, 21:40:27 UTC

In general, how it is handled. You can find more details hereFor a wine to be kosher, strict regulations must be followed. It really all begins in the fields. Grapes from new vines may not be used for making wine, until after the fourth year. Every seventh year the fields must be left fallow and there is a prohibition on growing other fruits and vegetables between the vines ( ... )

But Hillel sandwiches are the best part! ixixlix April 10 2009, 02:41:41 UTC

I don't get territorial over the food when I cook - I get territorial over how the dishes are done. That's why I defer to you and the gfg about how to wash your dishes. I'm so picky about my dishes that I usually end up rearranging the dishwasher before I run it because the dearest spouse cannot (even after 29 years of marriage!) put dishes where they belong.

I love your charoses. It's delicious! M & H's brisket is v. v. good, but if I had to do without their brisket, it would still be Passover. Without your charoses, it would not be the same at all. The soup also came out very tasty this year.

I'm grateful that you and the gfg always invite the Karate Teen and me to Passover dinner.

Yum. Now I want another Hillel sandwich....