New York's Purim Association in the latter half of the nineteenth century sponsored lavish philanthropic masquerade balls.
A wonderful picture presented on flickr.com - Click here to view the photographer's page
Monday, March 30, 2009
Picture: Purim Association Fancy Dress Ball
New York's Purim Association in the latter half of the nineteenth century sponsored lavish philanthropic masquerade balls.
A wonderful picture presented on flickr.com - Click here to view the photographer's page
Friday, March 27, 2009
Who is this evil Haman?
Haman is the antagonist in the Book of Esther. He is described as the son of Hammedatha the Agagite.
Here's a link about this evil guy at JewishEncyclopedia
Here's a link about this evil guy at JewishEncyclopedia
Saturday, March 21, 2009
A recipe for yeast-risen Hamantashen dough.
Ingredients
1/2 cup tepid water
1/2 cup tepid milk
1 teaspoon dry yeast
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 oz butter
5 cups flour
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
pinch of salt
Directions
1. In a bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Add milk, sugar, salt and half the flour. Mix well and let stand for 10 minutes.
2. Add 2 eggs, vanilla extract, lemon zest and rest of flour. Knead until dough is smooth, and leave covered for 90 minutes. Knead again, and cover for 45 minutes.
3. Roll dough and cut circles.
4. Fill each circle with filling, pinch close in triangular shape.
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Happy purim!!
Friday, March 20, 2009
What are Fazuelos?
Fazuelos, fijuelas or deblas are traditional Sephardic pastries equivalent to hamantashen. They represent "Haman's ears" and they are usually eaten for Purim, although some families eat them for Yom Kippur.
Ingredients
For dough:
4 large eggs
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
6 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons baking powder
flour
For syrup:
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups water
juice from half a medium sized lemon
Directions
1. Mix all the ingredients together, adding as much flour little by little as needed to make a smooth non-sticky dough.
2. Divide dough into small balls, and roll to a thin leaf. Cut to make a strip.
3. In a deep-fryer, heat oil to medium heat. Hold the strip with a fork on one side, and slowly dip into the oil in a circular motion. Fry until golden, remove, then pat oil off with paper towel.
4. Bring syrup ingredients to boil. Mix until all sugar is dissolved.
5. Dip pastries in syrup, and leave to cool off.
I took this recipe from http://www.chefkosher.com/ - a kosher recipes site
Ingredients
For dough:
4 large eggs
6 tablespoons vegetable oil
6 tablespoons water
2 teaspoons baking powder
flour
For syrup:
2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups water
juice from half a medium sized lemon
Directions
1. Mix all the ingredients together, adding as much flour little by little as needed to make a smooth non-sticky dough.
2. Divide dough into small balls, and roll to a thin leaf. Cut to make a strip.
3. In a deep-fryer, heat oil to medium heat. Hold the strip with a fork on one side, and slowly dip into the oil in a circular motion. Fry until golden, remove, then pat oil off with paper towel.
4. Bring syrup ingredients to boil. Mix until all sugar is dissolved.
5. Dip pastries in syrup, and leave to cool off.
I took this recipe from http://www.chefkosher.com/ - a kosher recipes site
"The Purim Story" animation video
Cool video someone created. The animation is VERY basic but I liked it.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
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