LiFe In IsRAeL
Where Iglooim Rule
During the long Israeli summer,
no one wants to be last at the makolet.
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MARK KELLER • PROPRIETOR
7/24
1998
68 Detroit Jewish News
Yes, the country that has sprouted a
On a daily basis, harassed Israeli
t's that time again — summer
food
for every holiday has special
mothers resort to iwo, time-honored
vacation — when an Israeli par-
summer food, as well. Around
traditions: the wading pool and the
ent's two main challenges are
Passover, a-sickeningly sweet, choco-i
makolet, small grocery. As the tem-
keeping the children occupied and
late-covered cream-and-wafer confec----,
perature climbs, apartment
simultaneously keeping
tion
known as the Crembo, sold in
porches and private gar-
everyone cool.
makolets during the winter months
dens throughout the country
Parents the world over
[and available in Oak Park — year
suddenly sprout plastic
wrestle with the first prob-
round — at A Taste of Israel (ed.)] is
pools in place of lawn
lem: how to cope with sum-
pushed off the shelves and the freez-
chairs; during the evening
mer boredom. However, in
ers are rolled out for the frozen stuff.
hours deflated or collapsi-
Israel, while creeping global
This
includes dairy ice cream, pareve
ble pools, rather than the
warming has resulted in a
I ice cream, every shape and style of
usual laundry, are slung
growing number of air con-
Diane Schaefer
I ice cream bar and sandwich imagin-
over porch rails to dry.
AppleTree
ditioners in the past few
able, and a wide array of ice pops
When the weather starts
Staff Writer
years, serious cooling sys-
cooling off a little in the late I called artikim (frozen syrup on a stick)
tems are still the exception.
and iglooim (syrup-filled plastic
afternoon, it's time to take the daily
i So the name of the game in the sum-
wrappers).
walk to the local makolet. Aside from
mer is to find activities that won't
On the hottest days of the year,
selling all basic foodstuffs, with the
I result in a physical melt-down.
woe
to the mother or child who waits
possible exception of vegetables and
until late afternoon to visit the
meats, this Israeli version of the mini-
Diane Schaefer lives with her
makolet. It isn't uncommon to find
market provides two other extremely
1 husband in Jerusalem, where she
the artik-igloo freezer empty around 4
important commodities: a sort of ad
makes frequent trips to the makolet
or 5 p.m.
hoc meeting place for children and
However, even enthusiasm for
I with her three little ones, Yehuda,
parents alike, and the all-important
wading pools and ice cream bars
Sara and Yitzi.
ice cream bar or ice pop.