SC - Charoset

[Sue Clemenger]

A Jewish roommate of mine once held a Passover dinner, and I absolutely fell in
love with charoset.  Would you consider sharing the recipes? (4 dif. kinds--oh,
yum!)
- --Maire

Robin Carroll-Mann wrote:

> And it came to pass on 16 Apr 00,, that Philip & Susan Troy wrote:
>
> > Not intended as a criticism of the gentles referenced above, or of their
> > views; it just made for a convenient illustration. The fig recipe looks
> > lovely, and it seems to have something in common with medieval recipes.
> > But that could, of course, be purely coincidental: so does a cheeseburger.
> >
> > Adamantius
>
> Fruits preserved in syrup with sweet spices are period.  For example,
> the _Libre de Totes Maneres de Confits_ says to preserve dates in
> honey with ginger and cloves.  I haven't come across a recipe for dates
> in spiced syrup, though Apicius and Platina say that one can preserve
> fresh figs by placing them in honey, not touching each other.
>
> And yes, it does look yummy.
>
> Brighid, whose project today is to make 4 different kinds of charoset for
> Passover, *then* start baking the desserts she promised to provide...
>
> Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
> Settmour Swamp, East (NJ)
> mka Robin Carroll-Mann
> harper at idt.net
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