, Hamantashen .tta ev" Do you have a favorite kosher recipe? Each month in this space, L'Chayim will print kosher recipes that the whole family can prepare together. To contribute to the column, type your recipe on 8 1 /2x11" paper and send it to L'Chayim, clo The Jewish News, 20300 Civic Center Dr, Southfield 48076. This month's recipes come from .Congregation Beth Shalom Cooks — the Second Time Around, compiled by the sisterhood of Congregation Beth Shalom. Hamantashen 1 /2 lb. butter or margarine 1 /2 cup sugar 4 eggs 2 tsp. vanilla 2 tsp. baking powder 3 1/2 cups flour 1 can Solo poppyseed or prune filling 1 egg 1 /2 cup sugar 3 tbsp. strawberry jam 1 cup raisins 1 cup chopped nuts Prune Or Poppyseed, A Purim Treat Cream butter and sugar; add eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla, baking powder and flour. When well mixed, add more flour gradually until no longer sticky. This could be 1 to 2 cups, more or less. Chill 1 hour. Roll out on floured board and cut in rounds, using a floured drinking glass as a pattern. Mix poppyseed or prune filling, egg, sugar, jam, raisins, and nuts. Fill each round with filling and fold up 3 sides; pinch. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until brown. Makes 30 to 40. Add beaten egg and mix thoroughly through poppyseed mixture. Add preserves and mix well. Add almond flavoring and nuts; mix thoroughly. If poppyseeds are too thin, add some bread crumbs and mix. This is not usually necessary. Proceed with hamantashen. Prune Filling 1 lb. pitted prunes Water to cover prunes 1 /2 cup plain Karo syrup 2 tsp. cinnamon Cook prunes until very soft. Mash prunes in mixer or blender. Put in 2 quart casserole. Add syrup. Cover and place in 325 degree oven and bake 1 1/2 hours, mixing occasionally. Mixture should be thick and pasty. Remove from oven and add cinnamon. Mix thoroughly. Let cool. Proceed with hamantashen recipe. Poppyseed Filling 1 lb. poppyseeds 1 lb. honey 2 cups water 1 egg, beaten 1 cup peach or apricot preserves 1 tbsp. almond flavoring 1 cup ground walnuts Soak poppyseeds in scalding hot water overnight. In the morning, drain off water. Grind poppyseeds. Cook with honey and water over low heat, stirring occasionally, until thick. Remove from heat and cool. Hava Nedaber Ivrit: Purim's A Big Hit For Children Each month in this space, L'Chayim will present a Hebrew lesson entitled, "Hava Nedaber Ivrit!" (Let's Speak Hebrew), whose aim is to encourage further study of Hebrew. The lesson will include a brief story utilizing the Hebrew words to be studied, a vocabulary list with English translations and a family activity which involves using the new words. The lessons will be prepared by Nira Lev, associate profssor of Hebrew language and — literature at the Midrasha College of Jewish Studies. Mrs. Lev also teaches Hebrew language and literature at the Community Jewish High School at the United Hebrew Schools. Following is this month's lesson: Of all the hagim in the Jewish calendar, Purim is the one most popular with yeladim, the one most filled with simchah and tzahala fun and merry-making or tze'eerirn and mevugarim alike. Purim, which is celebrated on the 14th of Adar, derives its shem from the word "pur," meaning "lot." It recalls the lots that Haman cast to determine the hodesh and the yom for killing the Yehudim of Paras. Because Purim celebrates the mapala of Haman Ha-rasha, a tyrant who wished laharog and lehashmid of our people, the Megillah tells us to keep the 14th of Adar as a day of simchah and tzahala. All the minhagim of this hag are intended to enhance and increase our hanaah and simchah. In Yisrael, this hag is celebrated not only ba-bayit, in batey-hasefer and in batey- haknesset, but also in rehovot-he- arim. Yeladim and mevugarim alike start planning and preparing their tahposot, the costumes they will wear for mesibot-purim. Yeladim wear their costumes not only for parties but in the streets, and they do not wait for the day of Purim but start strolling in the streets showing off their costumes a few days before Purim. Yeladim love to participate in taharut-tahposot where a prass is awarded to the most interesting, original and creative tahposet. Another minhag enjoyed by all is mishloah-manot (often called: shalah-monos). This means "the sending of gifts" and it is mentioned in Megillat-Esther. The preparation of ozney-Haman, the traditional Purim pastry, and the other foods, delivering them to our friends, parents, relatives, adds to our simchah not less than opening and enjoying the mishloah- manot that we receive. An important part of the sasson and simchah of Purim is Seudat- purim, when the whole mishpaha sits down to special aruha recalling the royal banquet at which Esther obtained the annulment of Haman's gzeira. Since it is a mitzvah to be sameah on Purim, we have to help other people to be happy as well. Therefore, as is typical of other hagim yehudiyim, we have to give tz'daka to the aniyim. It was the minhag, as long ago as in the days of the Mishnah, to make a special communal appeal for the aniyim on Purim, so that they might have a proper Seudat Purim. Part of the tz'daka giving is the minhag of mahatzit hashekel — the kesef contributed by every adult in remembrance of biblical tax of a half a shekel. MeeIon (Vocabulary ► hagim hag yeladim yeled simchah tzahala tze'eerim mevugarim holidays holiday children child happiness joy, happiness young people adults mevugar an adult shem name hodesh month yom day yehudim Jews yehudi a Jew Paras Persia mapala downfall, defeat, failure ha-rasha the wicked laharog to kill lehashmid to destroy minhagim customs minhag a custom pleasure, enjoyment hana ah ba-bayit at home batey-hasefer the schools batey-haknesset the synagogues rehovot-hearim streets of the cities costumes tahposot tahposet a costume mesibot-Purim Purim parties mesibat-Purim a Purim party taharut-tahposot a costume contest prass an award, a prize mishloah-manot sending of gifts joy, happiness sasson seudat-Purim the Purim feast family mishpaha ameal aruha gzeira a decree happy sameah aniyim poor people poor ani half a shekel mahatzit hashekel money kesef THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS L-7