Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Passover Time

making charoset with grandma

We had a lovely Passover in NYC with Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Jenny, Andy, Andy's Mommy and Daddy, and Andy, Laura and Isaac. The actual seder was so busy I never managed to get my camera out, but here are some pictures of Sadie, Grandma and Grandpa getting ready for the seder by making charoset.

this is fun

Charoset is a mixture of apples, cinnamon and other ingredients that is meant to represent the mortar that the Jewish slaves used when working for Pharoah in Egypt. Sadie and Grandma made a children's version with just apples, cinnamon and grape juice and then Jenny made the grown-up version, adding walnuts and Passover wine.

adding grape juice

Sadie did not want to taste the grape juice, but she was very interested in the small bottle. She asked, "Is this children's wine?"

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Very cute pictures from NYC and Passover. Thank you for the explanation of Charoset and the history behind it.

diana said...

i love how toddlers describe things from their perspective. very clever way to describe grape juice. it is indeed "children's wine"!

Anonymous said...

Hi we are back and had a great trip We loved having a seder with everyone! Love all the new pictures!!! Lots of love, Grandma and Grandpa