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We want matzah meals, dairy dishes, magnificent meats, dessert delights and every child's favorite, anything with vegetables like spinach and onions! Please send your kosher-for-Passover recipes, along with a photograph of the chef (option- al), to Passover Delights, c/o The Jewish News, 27676 Franklin Rd., Southfield, MI 48034, fax (810) 354-6069. Be sure to include your name and address. The deadline is Jan. 15. tUN • XVC I ...A )V%. • 451,C <1 .3 '1(\ Kosher Bites Get Nutty On Tu B'Shevat Entenmann's and Awrey's earn their fans after last kosher donut-specific shop closed last year. SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER en the Dunkin' Donuts near 12 Mile and North- western changed hands recently, an audible sigh::= of sadness could be heard in the kosher community. It was an end of an era. The time when local kosher consumers 1 could drop in for a cup of Joe and 5 milligrams of cholesterol, 105 a delicate French crueller or thick milligrams of sodium and 14 jelly stick was over. grams of carbohydrates. Some who had become donut dependent during the reign of the The Ratings: donut chain were forced back to In the world of donut eaters, Zeman's or to sample the pre- there are really two kinds of peo- packed offerings available in the ple, those who dunk and those bakery aisle at the local super- who don't. markets. Others gave up the habit The dunkers are not necessar- for good, going through lengthy ily brand loyal to begin with. In bouts of donut withdrawal which fact, many never develop a pref- were exacerbated every time they erence, instead seeking to only drove by the new establishment. make it through a cup of coffee As days and months have without losing half of the dunkee passed since that time (I know of to the dredge at the bottom of the one local news editor who lit a cup. yahrtzeit candle on the anniver- Those who don't dunk general- sary of the supervision's end), fam- ly stick to certain kinds that ilies known by the names of wouldn't be good for dunking any- Awrey and Entenmann have be- way, like a Bavarian creme filled come near and dear to the donut offering. They tend not to be as freaks of the Detroit community. concerned with how well a donut While their offerings in the donut holds up under the test of coffee. department are not nearly as ex- I don't dunk. Getting to the bot- pansive as Dunkin' Donuts, they tom of a cup and swallowing a are the only pre-packaged choic- chunk of something that isn't cof- es in nearly all major grocery store fee makes me gag. So I preferred chains in the area. the Entenmann's. Indeed, those who have forgot- The staff, as usual, was divid- ten how a freshly fried Dunkin' ed. Donut tasted have given up their allegiance and now swear by the pre-packaged products. Some have become such cheerleaders for certain brands that they have gotten into full-scale verbal wars with the opposition. Awrey's Donuts The Jewish News staff decided 'Dense and dry as a good donut to settle the matter once and for should be. The crescent shape all. (Ok, you got me. The truth is happily leads one to feel there are Julie Edgar and I were starving fewer grams of fat in these. Forks and decided donuts would quench up." our appetites. Can you blame us?) Julie Edgar With packages of the butter- milk offerings from both brands "A little too greasy forme. Forks side-by-side on the lunchroom down." table, we left it up to the skilled Tobie Kuppe judges. Within an hour and with- out an announcement that the "Also good, but the Enten- contest had begun, the donuts marm's is lighter and fluffier." were gone and the judges had — Elizabeth Applebaum weighed in (and weighed more). Entenmann's donuts carried a Entenmann's Donuts sticker price of $2.99 for eight reg- "Mrs. Entenmann may have ular sized donuts, each of which died in 1996 but she leaves a great bore 13 grams of fat, 15 mil- donut legacy." ligrams of cholesterol, 280 mil- — Arthur Horwitz ligrams of sodium and 35 grams of carbohydrates. "So light and delicious, you The Awrey wedges, approxi- could eat a dozen." mately the size of one half of a — Karin Indig donut and with 12 in a box, were $2.89. They had 6 grams of fat, Wh -• — — ILENE SPECTOR At Tu B'Shevat, the New Year of the trees, people eat fruit and nuts saved from Sukkot, the har- vest season. These fruits also are often used for Purim pastries as well as haroset at Passover. Trees and crops are judged and blessed for a "fruitful" year. Some synagogues offer small packages of dried fruits and nuts for chil- dren as a reminder of how close- ly related our lives are to the abundant foods that grow around us. You may notice kosher super- markets carrying some unusu- al items in the produce section for this holiday. Besides dates, figs and raisins, buxsar, also known as St. Johns bread, usu- ally can be found unadorned in a crate among the less perishable produce. Buxsar is dark, dried and bark-like in appearance. It is rather hard and has, shall we say, an interesting aroma. It can be eaten raw, but some people prefer to soften it in boiling wa- ter. I could not find any recipes using this fruit; however, I've been told that carob is made from it. This is a good time to try some new fruits such as star fruit or persimmon. With so many bizarre weather patterns across the world, crops can use all the help they can get, especially prayers for a fresh, healthy New Year. PERSIMMON AND POMEGRANATE SALAD (PAREVE) 8 cups torn spinach leaves or other seasonal greens (about 1 pound) 3 ripe Fuyu persimmons, peeled and cut into thin wedges 1 small red onion, thinly sliced 3 tablespoons sherry vinegar 7 tablespoons olive oil salt and pepper seeds from 1 large pomegranate (about 1 cup) In a large bowl, combine the spinach, persimmons and onion. Whisk together vinegar and oil. Toss with salad. Add salt and r-Z\ pepper to taste. Sprinkle with pomegranate seeds and serve. Serves 6-8. RASPBERRY WALNUT SALAD (PAREVE) 4 cups torn Boston lettuce 4 cups torn red leaf lettuce 3/4 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped 1 cup fresh raspberries 1 avocado, peeled and cubed 1 kiwi fruit, peeled and sliced ❑ bAtertCilINN.11N.OVa - GET NUTTY page 112