DREAD R YR A LEGA

Preparations
for Passover

Kasey
Wiison

at the plate

PASSOVER REPRE-
SENTS the Judaistic
‘rites of spring. A cele-
bration of ihe Exodus,
the holiday is steeped in
both tradition and
renewal.

When I was in Iszae) for a
food and wine gastronomic
tour, our group noticed
‘advertisements in the market
for Israeli Jews to have their
cupboards cleaned for
Passover.

Sara Waxman, a food
writer from Toronto
explained how families pre-
pare for Passover by purging
their homes of chametz, any-
thing leavened or leavenable.
For many, the activity of
flushing the house of bread
crumbs is largely symbolic.
Waxman related how her
father used a feather to brush
away crumbs from window
sills throughout their house.
The crumbs are then burned.

« Enter an atmosphere of

_matzo and eight days of
kosher living.
’ Actually, dietary con-
straints are far less restrictive
than one might think. By
siunning breads, grains and
beans, Jews commemorate
their ancestors who fled slav-
ery in Egypt before their
bread dough had risen.
" . One may indulge in any

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ATRADITIONAL Passover plate includes salt water, chopped
appie and nuts, horseradish, parsley and lamb bone.

amount of fruits, nuts and
vegetables. Dairy products
are fine as long as they aren't
eaten with meat and vice
versa. Nor is chocolate the
least bit sinful.

Even with culinary
taboos, Passover is the high-
light of the year for Jewish
cuisine. Houses fill with the
smell of Jewish fare —
chicken, brisket, tongue,
borscht, kugels.

It is a holiday of paradox-

es, Each meal is, in its way, a

remembrance of hunger. It’s
atime of reflecting on
oppression and celebrating
freedom.

Seder dinner is a study in
these contrasts: It begins
with with a near-famine of
bitter herbs and liturgy. A
secular and lavish feast com-
plete with songs follows.

An after-dinner treat that
also symbolizes biblical
promise is Mandelbrot, or

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almond bread. It is prepared
year round in many Jewish
homes. During Passover,
however, regular wheat flour
is substituted by matzo cake
flour and stiffly beaten egg
whites are the sole leavening
agent in the batter.

Using honey for the
Passover mandelbrot is also

‘an act of remembrance:

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