Patch Recipes: Hamantaschen
A cookie with a fruit filling, how can you go wrong?
Purim, which begins next Saturday (Feb. 23) at sundown, is my favorite Jewish holiday. For children, it is a time to wear costumes and enjoy carnivals. For adults, it is a time for heavy drinking. You are actually required to get drunk on this holiday (how drunk is up for debate). It was a very popular holiday on my college campus. While religiously mandated binge drinking can lead to some memorable moments, my greatest memories of Purim come from making the holiday's official food—hamantaschen. These are triangle-shaped cookies with a filling made of fruit, poppy seeds or various other edible items. Here is a hamantaschen recipe from my grandfather Albert Friedman. I am especially proud to share the recipe this week because my grandfather…
Carol Bragg
9:40 am on Sunday, February 24, 2013
Thanks so much! This reminds me to pull out my Latkes and Hamentaschen cassette tape and enjoy the songs. more ›