Take The
DIRECT
Route Ti
SAVINGS!
40°/a-60% r
OFF
EVERYDAY!
num
.
Children's Special .'
(Up To Age 16)
Your Choice of an Eye Exam B. 1 Pair of Eye Glasses I
or 2 Pair of Eye Glasses
CHOOSE FROM I
OVER 400
I
FRAMES!
COMPLETE
Expires 12/31/96
Includes Frame, Single Vision Scratch Coated lenses 8.
1 Year limited Warranty
MN MI MN MN
I
Disposable
Contact Lenses
I X 11
I
COMPLETE
.
1 Year Supply (2 Mo. Lens), Eye Exam, Care
Kif, and Follow-up Appointments
MN MIN NMI EMI
Your Choice
lye Exam & 1 Pair of [ye Glasses
or 2 Pair of [ye Glasses
CHOOSE FROM
OVER 400
FRAMES!
Single Vision Lenses
COMPLETE
Expires 12/31/96_1
11=11 - MIN
insurance
is
Progressive
Lenses
I
No Bifocal Line
oc
a
.
COMPLETE with frame $139
mim
0:#4.44#4
TH E A PPL ET R EE
*Dinner for one at either E.G. Nicks, W. Bloomfield or Nev Man-
darin Chinese, Farmington Hills or The Ground Round, Royal
' Oak or Sign of the Beef Carver, Royal Oak.
20
Expires 12/31/96
mio mims
'OFF
ANY COMPLETE I
PAIR OF
EYEGLASSES ml
Minimum purchase of $159
Nom Ns mom sew
Coupons not good for prior purchase.
Coupon must be presented of time of sale or delivery.
Some restrictions apply to all coupons offers.
Mon., Wed. & Fri. 9-5
Tues. & Thurs. 9-8
Sal. 9-3
VISA
31531 W. 13 Mile Rd. • Farmington Hills
SW Corner of Orchard Lk. Rd. • Westbrook Shopping Center
The Sights And Smells
Of Chanukah
DIANE SCHAEFER
STAFF WRITER
yen before the last of the
sukkah boards have
been stored away, the at-
mosphere of Chanukah begins
to pervade Israel.
In a country that marks its
yearly holiday cycle gastronomi-
cally as well as spiritually, one of
the first signs of Chanukah is
the sufganyot, jelly-filled donuts.
Sufganyot, which generally
make their appearance in bak-
eries, kiosks and corner gro-
ceries within a week or two
after Simchat Torah, are such a
national institution that their
price is controlled by the gov-
ernment
The demand for sufganyot
grows steadily in the weeks
leading up to Chanukah, then
reaches a fevered pitch during
the eight days of the holiday.
One bakery on Yaffo Road in
Jerusalem, whose storefront is
smaller than the tiniest Ameri-
can bedroom, transfers its suf-
ganyot operations to a different
site during Chanukah. Potential
buyers are directed around the
corner, down a picturesque
Jerusalem alleyway, to the large
sufganyot bakery premises.
There, customers crowd around
the sales counter and watch as
donuts, fresh from the oil, are
hurriedly filled with jelly, sprin-
kled with powdered sugar and
stuffed into boxes dozens at a
time in an effort to keep up with
demand.
For those planning a trip to Is-
rael during the weeks around
Chanukah, the best sufganyot
can be purchased at Uri's Pizza
in the Geula neighborhood of
Jerusalem. Instead of the over-
sweet strawberry jam used to fill
most sufganyot, Uri's uses
caramel syrup.
Also sold in grocery and toy
stores, and by street vendors in
the weeks leading up to
Chanukah, are various styles of
dreidels. In recent years, inex-
pensive dreidels have been
manufactured in Asia and come
"high tech." The latest model is
a round top that lights up and
plays music when spun. While
it doesn't adhere to the tradi-
tional dreidel's four-sided design,
it's guaranteed to keep children
occupied for hours — which is
a good thing, considering that
Chanukah also brings most Is-
raeli children a week's vacation
from school.
Sufganyot
3/4 cup lukewarm water
2 packages active dry yeast
4 cups flour
1/2 cup sugar
4 large eggs + 2 egg yolks
6 Tbs melted butter
I tsp. vanilla
2 tsp. salt
1/4 jelly ofyour choice
vegetable oil
Directions:
Pour 1/2 cup water into bowl, top with yeast and 1 tsp. sugar
Let stand for 10 minutes.
Place flour in large bowL Form a well in the center and add re-
maining sugar, eggs, yolk.s, butter, vanilla, water and salt Mix. Add
water-yeast mixture and blend to create dough.
Knead for 150 minutes. If dough is too sticky, add up to 2 Tbs.
flout Place dough in oiled bowl, making sure a light coat of oil cov-
ers entire ball. Cover with damp cloth and let rise 1 1/2 hours, un-
til doubled.
On lightly floured board, roll out half dough to 1/4" thickness.
Usea 3" cutter to form 28 rounds. Take one, and place 1/2 tsp. jel-
ly in center _ Brush edges of dough with water, then top with anoth-
er round. Use flour to carefully close the two pieces. When all have
been used, cover with damp cloth and let rise another half hour.
Meanwhile, heat oil in deep fryer to 350 degrees. Fry each
donut about three minutes, then drain on paper towels. Top with
confectioners' sugar, if desired.
Remember: sufganyot will be hot for some time after they have
been removed from the oil.
Diane Schaefer lives with her husband, Akiva, in Neve Yaakov Mizrach. When not caring for her two
small children, Mrs. Schaefer works with computers at an international company based in Jerusalem.