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Some interesting tidbits about those friendly faces at the seder table.
was used in place of money.
Ways to use salt:
Clean up the worst greasy mess
ine," Benjamin Franklin
from your seder meal simply by
said, "makes daily liv-
sprinkling a little salt in the pan,
ing easier, less hurried,
then wiping it with a paper towel.
with fewer tensions and more toter-
- Put out a grease fire on the
; once."
stove by sprinkling salt on the
Indeed — what better way to
flames.
enjoy Pesach after all that cleaning
A touch of salt removes the
and shopping and planning
bitter flavor found in cof-
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and cooking — than with a
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glass of wine. Or to be more
You had a deli-
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precise, four of them.
cious meal of matzah
Wine, salt, matzah,
topped with onion — but
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charoset, parsley, horseradish
1 how do you get rid of
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and eggs are the familiar
it that haunting smell on
friends at the seder table
t your hands? Just rub
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whose aroma, in any com-
it
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bination, invariably brings
moistened with kosher-
back memories of holidays
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past and plans of future
You can keep milk
celebrations. We know
1 fresh longer by adding
their purpose at the seder
a pinch of salt.
table, their role in Jewish his-
' tory. Now, as you prepare for the
Parsley
first seder, learn some facts about
There are three popular vari-
1 these items that you probably don't
eties of parsley (flat leaf, curly leaf
know:
and parsnip rooted), all of which
Elizabeth Applebaum
AppleTree Editor
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Salt
In history:
Records show salt was being
used more than 4,700 years ago.
Thousands of Napoleon's sol-
i , diers died because their wounds
did not heal, the result of a lack
of salt.
Salt has been regard-
ed so valuable, it often /
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the Middle Ages, parsley
was valued for its supposed
medicinal qualities. It was
believed to help those with
kidney and liver ailments and
used to help with digestion,
asthma, jaundice and the
plague. Today, physicians
advise those with kidney and
liver ailments to avoid too much
parsley, and pregnant women like-
wise are encouraged not to con-
sume a great deal of the herb.
-r Most people regard parsley as
a mere decorative touch to be
thoughtlessly tossed away with the
remains of the meal. In fact, it con-
tains more vitamins A and C per
volume than an orange.
You'll find parsley oil used in
all kinds of cosmetics, including
shampoos, soaps and perfumes.
are easy to grow both indoors and
out. Until it's warm enough to do
some planting, try placing seeds in
.4t. j ,a container on the window
as a way of measuring.
For example, those making
bread are directed to sep-
arate a piece about the
size of an egg, following
the tradition of setting
aside a portion for the
priests at the Holy Temple.
Horseradish
to For hundreds of years, until the
1600s, horseradish was used for
medicinal purposes only.
to The horseradish plant bears
small flowers and long leaves.
%so Feeling tired after all that pre-
holiday cleaning? How about an
invigorating horseradish bath)
Many years ago, tired souls actual-
ly doused their bodies in water
mixed with horseradish.
Wine
No doubt you've seen inter-
esting wines, like strawberry and
peach, today. But did you know the
Talmud also mentions some rather
unusual varieties, including: alutit, a
wine of clear water and balsam;
inomilin, a wine of grape juice,
pepper and honey; kafrisin, wine
made with capers.
Eggs
43 You can read about viper
eggs in the Torah, in Isaiah 59:5.
0, The Torah often uses the egg
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