Eisboch wrote:
"Calif Bill" wrote in message
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On Fri, 19 Dec 2008 16:14:27 -0500, "Eisboch" wrote:

My younger son married a Jewish girl. What a blast we all have at this
time
of year celebrating both Christmas and Chanukah.

Both her family and ours celebrate both our traditional Christmas
activities
as well as their traditional Jewish traditions and celebrations. It has
made the holiday season much more interesting, educational, enjoyable and
just plain fun.

And the food is awesome.

Eisboch



Good thing the Jewish relatives are good cooks. My Sister in law is
Jewish, and about the only thing she makes is salad. And how great is a
green salad? Even with lots of stuff in it.

My daughter-in-law's father is the cook in her family and he prepares all
the traditional Jewish feasts during holidays. My first experience dining
at their house was surprising because a lot of the traditional foods,
particularly fish, reminded me of the Smorgasbord feasts my Scandinavian
grandmother used to put together when I was a kid.

Eisboch


In Jewish culture fish symbolizes abundance and fertility, so it is
served in numerous different ways at all holiday dinners. Since the
Jews were dispersed throughout Europe, you will find their traditional
Jewish recipes are often borrowed from the region in which they lived.

Some of my favorite holiday "comfort" foods are praakes, Knishes, Kugel
and of course includes fresh baked Challah. Challah symbolizes the
circle of life with is ingrained in Jews from a very early age.