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with tulips set upon a stand.
Spring-like and fresh, the
table is decorated with elaborate,
deep-hued Royal Crown Derby
china, hand-pounded sterling sil-
ver utensils and touches
throughout, from all parts of the
world. The candlesticks are tall
Russian lacquerware. Irish linen
and Indian fabric runners frame
the plates. The attention to
theme and detail is meticulous:

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Keep in mind all the as-
pects of an artful creation.
Consider color, form, tex-
ture, proportion.

• Be bold -- don't be afraid
to mix and match unusual
items, old and new, simple
and complex, rustic and re-
fined.

For salt water, consider Asian soy dishes.

• On the corner of the table,
prominently positioned on a
stand sits a bronze sculpture
(which is really a Kiddish cup)
by Zackery J. Oxman. Adjacent
to the table are two more stands,
highlighting a wine decanter to
symbolize the importance of the
fruit of the vine. Keeping to
Passover symbolism, two con-
temporary plates are positioned

A little advance
planning can make
your seder table a
work of art.

centrally for the matzah and the
seder plate.

• The second table, set for sev-
en, is rustic and unique, with
symbols throughout. The teak,
weather-beaten table accentu-
ates an earthy and historic sense
of the holiday. The greenery
placed prominently on the table
are bunches of parsley and kale.

The centerpiece, made from a
cement outdoor planter, con-
tains a ceramic lamb, real root
horseradish in natural tuber
form, an ostrich egg and arti-
chokes, symbolizing sacrifice,
bitterness of slavery, the mortar
the Jews were forced to make
under Pharaoh, and the prospect
of things to come (spring).
The candles placed on the table
are recessed in volcanic rock,
and layers of brick and stone ac-
centuate a variety of items
placed on the table, including a
sheet of slate for the ritual seder
plate.
The dinner plates of rustic
redware are a continuation of
the stone formations. Utensils
(chop sticks) are on each plate,
along with a Haggadah, next to
a linen napkin rolled with a
piece of burlap and tied with gar-
den twine. The bamboo screen
behind the table completes the
Asian influence. ❑

What's Hot For Passover?

A look at some new and tasty offerings.

RUTH MOSSOK JOHNSTON SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS

ood trends for Passover?
Yes there are actually
trends in holiday foods.
While food choices gen-
erally are based on economics,
technology, socio-cultural fac-
tors, politics and convenience,
Pesach food is determined only
by those who produce it — and
who watch the industry waves

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nifty little salt and peppers on
stands; on each plate a small,
Asian-type soy dish for the salt
water (during the seder) to dip
the hard-boiled eggs, and a tiny
bird subtly placed under the
base of the center vase. An ani-
mal is always the signature of
the Talented Table.

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and try to ride them along with
the consumer.
Kosher for Passover food has
come a long way in the past 25
years, when the holiday seemed
filled solely with matzah and jel-
lied fruits, and the shelves were
sparsely filled with lackluster
ingredients.
Today, shelves are lined with

trendy, upscale products that
are convenience oriented.
Cheese, for example, has
stepped out of its mainstream
pasteurized processed slices
with such delicacies as kosher-
for-Passover imported cheese
from Denmark — brie, havarti
and triangle wheels of cheese

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