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his Arab neighborhood play with
hen 4-year-old Yehuda
them,
as well. Apparently, they are
came home from ched-
an Israeli tradition that cuts across
er and announced that,
ethnic and religious boundaries.
I like all other boys he was collecting
A number of games are played
:.ajouim, apricot pits, his mother
with the pits. Yehuda and
thought it was nonsense
his friends cite three spe-
I cooked up by kids at
cific ones, all of which
schOol.
involve winning other par-
When 5-year-old Yehuda
ticipants' ajouim. In the
1 not only told his mother to
game requiring the most
I save ajouim for him, like
expertise, five holes slight-
I the previous year, but also
ly larger than an ajou are
1 explained that games were
punched in a shoe box.
I played with them, his moth-
Diane Schaefer
Children stand five floor
: er begin to think -that col-
Appl eTree
tiles back and take turns
t lecting apricot pits was
Staff Writer
. trying to toss their ajouim
1 some odd neighborhood rit-
through the holes. The child who
ual.
tosses in the most wins all the
"It's not just here; it's all over,"
ajouim in the box.
I answered a teen when asked
I whether her younger brother, who
1 attends a different school, collects
1 apricot pits. "My cousins in B'nei
I B'rak also play with them."
Thinking that research further
afield was in order, Yehuda's moth-
er e-mailed a colleague in Pardes
I Hanna, whose three sons attend an
I entirely different type of school.
I "Yes, they play with them, too," he
I said. "The game is called go-go-im
The games require apricot pits in
1 and it's like a seasonal disease.
abundance, but what does one do
1 Can't wait until the weather gets
I with so much fruit? Eli recommends
I colder and apricots are no longer
1 making the apricots into a_ roll. This
I in season."
is his recipe:
Collecting apricot pits is an idea
Wash apricots well and remove
I rooted in the fruit's abundance. •
pits (leaving skins). Place in chop-
During. their brief season in Israel,
per section of food processor and
apricots often are sold in clear plas-
I chop until minced. Place in large
tic containers containing several
pot; add about 1/4 t. citric acid,
kilograms, making them a cheap,
1 and sugar to taste (about 1 /2 cup
I accessible collectible.
I for 13 pounds). Cook just until mix-
Eli, our neighborhood green gro-
ture starts to boil, then turn off
cer, says that the pits are called
flame. Let cool slightly. Pour onto
ajouim in Jerusalem and go go im in
nylon-covered baking sheets,
I Tel Aviv, ajou being close to the
smooth mixture out and let cool. Let
I Arabic word for apricot pits. He
I dry out in covered area such as
I remembers playing with them as a
oven for two days, then roll jelly-roll
I child some 40 years ago; his assis- I
fashion. Store in refrigerator. ❑
tant, Suleiman, says that children in
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Apricot pits:
An odd
ritual
in the
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