LATHE VARIATIONS a bowl and mash slightly. (these can be used individu- Add sugar. Let the mixture ally or in combinations — stand for one hour. Cook though we urge you not to over medium heat for 20-30 consider a duo of sugar-and- minutes. Cool, then place in sterilized jars. cinnamon with olives): Or, consider a new kind of (mix in with potato-flour honey fit for a king, or mixture before frying) • cottage cheese maybe a Winnie the Pooh. • sugar and cinnamon • onions • grated zucchini 4. cheddar cheese • fake bacon bits • green pepper • spicy spices, like paprika and garlic • olives • hard-boiled eggs SUFGANIOT Fl! 1JNGS: • any kind of jelly (see recipes below) • coconut flakes • chocolate chips • nuts • fresh, dried or frozen fruit • ice cream • chocolate sauce • flavored honey (see recipes below) • whipped cream • nuts YUMMY HONEY • 16-ounce jar of light honey • 112 cup fresh raspberries or strawberries Put honey in saucepan, over medium heat, and stir until warm. Gently add berries. Place in heat-proof, sterilized jar and cover tight- ly, then let stand for three days before refrigerating. (You can try variations on this with fresh herbs, or lemon and orange peels, though these should be placed directly in the jar, rather than cooked, with warmed honey.) BERRY TASTY JAM • 4 cups crushed strawberries or raspberries • 3 cups sugar • 1 T. grated lime, lemon, orange rind • 11/2 T lime, lemon or orange juice Grocery store shelves are stocked with familiar jams and jellies like strawberry and blueberry, but there are Combine fruit with sug- plenty of other fruits and ar, citrus peel, sugar and herbs out there that make juice. Place in pan and bring for delicious concoctions. to boil over medium heat. • Rhubarb Jelly Let cook, stirring occasion- • 1 jar kosher gelatin • 1/4 cup cold water ally, for 30-45 minutes. Re- • 1/4 cup lemon juice move off heat and skim off • 1 cup boiling water foam. Place into hot, steril- • 1/2 cup sugar ized jars (this will make • 2 cups cold, stewed rhubarb (sweetened to enough to fill four, 8-oz jars). taste) Cover, process in boiling wa- Mix rhubarb with cold ter for 10 minutes and cool. water and let sit for 10 min- Let each family member utes. Add lemon juice, boil- bring his special latke or ing water and sugar. Stir, donut to the dinner table. then cool in refrigerator. Have awards for the most When mixture starts to be- unusual and/or delicious. come stiff, mix in rhubarb. Creative families also may Pour into chilled molds and want to consider giving an refrigerate. honor to the person who has the most interesting name JANIEVIIN' JAM for his taste treat. • 1 quart each gooseberries, raspberries, cherries and raisins • 5 pounds sugar Wash fruit, then place in If you're in Israel you say Nes gadol haya poh ("A great miracle happened here"). But if you're in the United States (or anywhere else outside Israel) when you spin the dreidel, you say Nes gadol haya sham ("A great miracle happened there"). When it comes to buying a dreidel, you can find everything from those that cost 4. Contrary to popular opinion, Chanukah has nothing to do with pre- sents. Most likely, gift-giving became a habit because the holiday falls in close proxim- ity to Christmas. This year, instead of ex- pensive gifts, consider ex- changing small, traditional treats like a bit of gelt and chocolate, and adding a coupon booklet of "I promise you" activities for each family member. You will need: paper pens a stapler Begin by creating the "I love under $1 and are made from plastic to exquisite glass and enamel creations. But have you thought of making your own? You can use virtually anything to make a dreidel, as long as you can give it four sides (one for each Hebrew letter: nun, gimmel, hey, shin — for nes gadol haya sham). you" coupons, which can in- stickers. Finally, dude everything from promis- staple together into es to help with chores to making a donation to tzedakah in the recipient's name. Here are some ideas: I love you so much ... I'm go- ing to give you free baby-sit- ting services for three hours on a Saturday night. I love you so much ... I will do the dishes, without com- plaining, four nights in a row. a booklet. Just remember — I love you so much ... I will you actually have to live up to do all the cooking for an entire all your promises, so don't make a vow not to tease your Shabbat. brother for an entire week if Make several coupons for you can't live up to it! each member of your family, then decorate with pens and rn •cf- cc co LU 619