Simply
Scrumptious For
Shavuot
A fish dish for the holiday.
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It Happened
To Rahel
Find the 10 hidden words, all of which
have to do with Shavuot, in the story
below. (If you can't find all 10, don't
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The Lachmans get cooking.
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T
he Lachman family of
Farmington Hills loves
cooking together, especial-
ly this dairy dish perfect
for Shavuot, says mom Janice
Lachman.
"This can be served as a dinner or
appetizer," she says. "It's easy to
make and there are never any left-
overs."
5/23
2003
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SALMON IN A BLANKET
1 can crescent rolls
1 15-oz. can salmon, drained,
boned and flAked.
1/2 cup crushed saltine crackers
1/2 cup sour cream
1 onion, grated (or use onion
powder)
parsley, to taste
salt and pepper, to taste
1 T. melted butter
1 8-oz. package Monterey Jack
cheese, shredded
Roll crescent rolls into two oblong
sections. Place rolls on greased cook-
ie sheet.
Mix together all ingredients and
half of the cheese. Place mixture
down the center of the crescent
rolls.
Before folding, sprinkle the
remaining cheese on top. Fold the
sides of the crescent toward the cen-
ter, and tightly pinch the dough.
Bake at 375F for 10-30 minutes
until golden brown. Serve hot.
ob and Rahel had been mar-
ried for six months when
they decided to take a trip to
Dublin, where Rahel was
born. This would be the first time Bob
had a chance to meet Rahel's extended
family, and he was a bit worried.
Rahel's family was the conservative
sort, who always dressed sensibly, and
Bob was something of a free spirit.
Despite his hesitation, Bob packed his
usual collection of offbeat attire: a
bright-blue kippah with silver stars, his
"Zohar vest" (so named because he wore
to his weekly Kabbalah class) and his
polka-dot bow tie.
Watching him, Rahel rolled her eyes.
"I love Bob," she thought, "but if only I
could command mental abilities like
mind control for a just a few moments. I
would have him take out all those funky
clothes and dress sensibly for a change."
In her suitcase, Rahel packed her sen-
sible suits, a lot of pantyhose (Rahel
loved pantyhose), and pictures of the
annual "Dress Sensibly Festival" she and
her family attended each year in Dublin.
"Yes," Rahel thought, as she looked over
the photos, "This is a fest I value. Alas,
if only Bob could feel the same way."
She also brought along her sensible
purse (not too big, not too small), $50
for the Dublin Tzedakah Fund for
Unsensible Families (which helped fami-
lies dress more sensibly, of course) and
gifts for the family.
Winners
The following successfully provided
answers to the "Tell Me A Riddle" in
our May 9 issue (answers appeared
in the AppleTree of May 16):
Leo Barris of Walled Lake
Sara Bernstein of Farmington Hills
Estelle Davidson of Southfield
Helen M. Engel of West Bloomfield
Robin Kaufman of West Bloomfield
Bonnie Lerner of West Bloomfield
Adria Palinsky of Flint
Judy Pasternak of Farmington Hills
Michael Schulman of Trenton
It was an uneventful flight. Along the
way, Bob read and Rahel slept. But oh,
egads, the moment they arrived —
Rahel saw with horror that her family
had changed! What had happened to
her sensibly dressed parents?
There was her mother in a Hawaiian-
print gown and six pink necklaces!
Her father was garbed in a clown out-
fit. Her cousin Steve, the ruthless banker,
was wearing red leather pants more
appropriate to a rock star, while her
other cousin, Leslie, was in a miniskirt.
Leslie quickly announced that she had a
new job, too. "I used to be a temp,"
Leslie said, "but now I've left the corpo-
rate world and I'm joining the circus."
Bob smiled. Rahel was dumbstruck
It only got worse. When they arrived
at her childhood home, Rahel saw that
nothing was in order or clean, as it had
always been. Instead, clothing covered
the floor, magazines were strewn about
everywhere, 10-year-old cheese caked
the refrigerator shelves.
So weary with anxiety, Rahel could
only fall into a deep sleep. The next
morning, after making a path through
the mess, Rahel sat down for a cup of
coffee. Her father came in and patted
her on the shoulder.
He smiled and asked, "Did you get
into the living room yet? Did you see
the pictures I nailed to the wall?"
Rahel walked into the living room. At
first her eyes filled with tears as she
reviewed the photos from the Dress
Sensibly Festivals. Then Rahel turned to
a small piece of paper, also nailed to the
wall, and read: "To Rahel: Happy April
Fool's Day!
Not to worry, we'll be back to our
normal selves soon. Love, Mom and
Dad and the family."
Of course, Rahel said, looking at the
calendar. It was the first of April. She
was relieved, but not amused. ❑