night," she said, "but the pressure of work just got to me. My family used to help, but they're all busy. "We're having 40 people for seder this year, so I ordered chicken, soup, kugel and mushroom spinach souffle. I insist on making the brisket myself. Guests will bring the dessert. Being able to carry out food for seder is a lifesaver. Marsha Scheer of Southfield is a full-time architect and orders an array of desserts from Kohn to take to a rel- ative's home for seder. Her job pre- vents her from taking on the full seder responsibility. Libby Sklar of West Bloomfield is making the seder this year for "only 28 people," down from 40 last year. She placed a $500 order with Kohn, mainly for a la carte dishes, plus food for the rest of the week and some that she gives to a disabled friend for the holiday period. "When we used to spend most of the winter in Florida, we returned home late and didn't have time to cook and prepare, so I started bring- ing in the full seder meals," she said. "Now, I either make the full meal or order a number of side dishes. Paul's food is high-quality and very tasty." At least two kosher caterers have determined that seder catering is just not their cup of tea — er, matzah- ball soup. Jeff Rosenberg, scion of Rosenberg Catering at Adat Shalom Synagogue, stopped seder catering when his father, Albert, died in 1997. Albert and his wife, Sarah, were in the catering business for 52 years, includ- ing the last 27 years at Adat Shalom. "We did seder catering for the syna- gogue families, but the orders dropped off, so it just wasn't worth it anymore," he said. We may resume that part of the business for the new millennium in 2000. We continue to concentrate on taking care of the regular catering needs of Adat Shalom members." Rita Jerome, owner of Unique Kosher Carry-Out in Oak Park, feels the same way about the seder carryout business. "It's not worth it financial- ly," she said. "We would have to re- kosher the kitchen and go through a lot of other work and expense. This way, we close for eight days and give all of the employees a rest." Unique, in business for six years, does a consider- able amount of pre-Passover business. In the weeks before the holiday, "people are busy cleaning their places and preparing seder meals, so they carry out food from us to eat while they're doing all of that work," said Jerome. P1 Sincere Best Wishes for a , Happy, Healthy and Peaceful Passover Fine Furniture • Accessories • Gifts Complimentary Gift Wrapping Professional Interior Designers 't 2 4 Aud1o8 ORCHARD 6 . su T t 6 r6i4-s4a0 IE WDede-F r 10 B 14 -090.MTFue-L -1.600 24814- E 85R5D 12-5 iE AT•MAP Mon-Thur eeA 657 711 r Our CDs BANK Don't play Music, but could be Music to your Ears Member F.D.I.C. One Year Certificate 5.09% A.P.Y. 248-338-7700 or 248-352-7700 2600 rIblegraph Rd. • Bloomfield Hills • MI 48302 This is a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insured account (FDIC). A minimum opening deposit and balance of $500.00 is required to obtain the stated Annual Percentage Yield. *Annual percentage yield when compounded quarterly. Rate is accurate as of 3/26/99. Penalty for early withdrawal from certificate accounts may be assessed. ••• : • . • . . e seen and n o t • .„ • er Foe ectiOiangrO* :marchnly ,;4wheneve 6 we enjoy se otif.; think it's just good manners to help our customers feel at ease. That's our hmitage. 5.25%.4 51)°/ • Minimum $5,000 or Call Toda for a CD by Mail Application. NOVI: Next to the Novi Hilton 21211 Haggerty Road at 8 Mile 1-800-914-3524 FDIC visit us at our web site: Insured www. MiHeritage.com 111P.11- an fa _11_6112 TROY: Troy Sports Center 1917 East Big Beaver at John R. 1-248-619-0264 MICHIGAN HERITAGE Annual Percentage Yield is effective as of March 26.1999. Penalty for early withdrawal. Business or brokered accounts not eligible. Detroit Jewish News 3/26 1999 79