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Passover Preparation
Passover Preparation Well, it's that time of year again. If you are Jewish, you may be kashering (making fit for Passover) your house. And if you are like me, you are Way behind. It's the time of year when we get rid of all the chametz (bread and leavened products) from the house to remind us of the Exodus from Egypt when the Jews had to flee and did not have enough time to bake their bread. We literally clean out everything from the house, car, anywhere else we own. (What an excuse for spring cleaning) This means cleaning out every nook and cranny of the cabinets, closets, clothes pockets, cleaning the stove and refrigerator and so on. Realistically, I don't have the energy for everything any more, so I make a thorough job of the kitchen, do a good general housecleaning and ask for forgiveness for what I cannot get to. This year I am so far behind, that I am really just starting. This means that with a little over a week to go, I will be working on it a lot, rather than my usual incremental attack. I am getting a good start on the kitchen, since I don't work today. I will get the Passover shopping done this Sunday. I buy only Matzah (the ceremonial unleavened bread) any more and make my own Matzah meal in the food processor. Last year, I made my own Chelek (a Middle Eastern version of Charoset (ground fruit and nuts-as a symbol of the bricks and mortar made by the Jewish slaves of Pharoh) Chelek is pure date syrup, and incredibly good. Yumm! For the Seder (ceremonial Passover meal - with a retelling of the Exodus from Egypt), I usually fix Matzah ball soup (dumplings made from Matzah meal in chicken soup, gefilte fish (balls of whitefish - mine are from a jar), chicken or turkey or lamb of some kind and a fruit compote in wine and some kind of special Passover cake. But before I even get to the cooking, I have to finish the cleaning, which I am usually doing at the last minute. This is when I get my counter tops covered with plastic so they are not Chametz and my sink scoured and kashed with boiling water. My oven has been run on clean cycle and wiped down and the burners thorough cleaned, and my refrigerator cleaned out, and the Chametz gotten rid of. Then I am ready! Sound like a lot of work? Well, it is! But still, this is my very favorite holiday!! and I wouldn't have it any other way!!! Have a Happy and Kosher Pesach!!
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