Happy Hanukkah

**kelownagirl** · 12-05-2007, 08:26 PM

Happy Hanukkah Trek and others!

**lauraelmore1033** · 12-05-2007, 09:30 PM

Dang! I missed it. My mother converted to Judaism in her late 50s after marrying a Jewish man. She always thought the exchange of christmas gifts was important when I was growing up, but now it's "whoops I missed it, happy Chranukkah anyway!" Is it my imagination, or does the date change every year?

**salsabike** · 12-05-2007, 10:02 PM

Bagel chips count.

**Crankin** · 12-06-2007, 04:13 AM

Happy Chanukah to everyone.
Had latkes and kugel on Tuesday night. Trying to eat "normal" food until Saturday when we have a party to go to.

**KnottedYet** · 12-06-2007, 04:44 AM

Laurelmore - there are a few days yet, it just started.

**uk elephant** · 12-06-2007, 04:47 AM

Happy hanukkah to all! I totally forgot about it last night! But I will dig out my candles and set up my menorah tonight. And maybe even get the family holiday cards written.....

**Pedal Wench** · 12-06-2007, 07:26 AM

Originally Posted by lauraelmore1033

Dang! I missed it. My mother converted to Judaism in her late 50s after marrying a Jewish man. She always thought the exchange of christmas gifts was important when I was growing up, but now it's "whoops I missed it, happy Chranukkah anyway!" Is it my imagination, or does the date change every year?

The date DOES change every year, according to the modern calendars. Makes it really hard to keep up. My non-Jewish BF had to remind me it was the holiday. Odd -- I spent it decorating the Christmas tree at work.

I did have latkes today though. What night are we up to? Might light candles at least one night!

**Trek420** · 12-06-2007, 07:42 AM

Ok, quick TE latke poll: do you make the grated or the mashed type of latke? and is it kosher to mix in sweet potatoes? (delish, but not traditional I know).

I prefer the mashed kind.

**Pedal Wench** · 12-06-2007, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by Trek420

Ok, quick TE latke poll: do you make the grated or the mashed type of latke? and is it kosher to mix in sweet potatoes? (delish, but not traditional I know).

I prefer the mashed kind.

Grated!

*spoken in your best Yiddish accent*: "Vhat's a latke vitout a little blood mixed in?"

**Running Mommy** · 12-06-2007, 11:07 AM

Grated- and with onion...
And like Brandi I think my family tried to hide our jewish heritage when they came over on the boat. I know they changed the spelling of their name.
As for the religion part, my Grandpa was raised Lutheran, but took on the catholic faith of my portugese grandmother when they married.
As a side bar- It was scandalous at the time that a German man would marry a Portugese woman.. Go Figure?!

But I know there is the jewish faith in there somewhere because I have relative who has that nasty tatoo on her forearm...

**LoriO** · 12-06-2007, 09:33 PM

Grated!!!! I think Saturday night is going to be Latke night at my house.

Hubby got me the cutest tshirt, Anyone familiar with the site, I can has Cheesesteak? It is one of those on the shirt

It has a kitten with a dreidel on the front and it says I has a little Dreidel. Really cute!

**Brandi** · 12-06-2007, 07:45 AM

I think our family was jewish but in deniel when they got here. We are very german! Maybe we had to hide it becuase of that. I should look into to that.
My grandmothers name was Ester Steiner. How could we not be jewish? And my grandfather was a butcher! Hardmen was also a family name.
Do you think it is possible? Interesting. I have blue lights up to honor the jewish side of me. And Tonight I want to make potatoe pancakes! MMMM with applesauce and sour cream........arrrrrgh! (drooling like Homer Simpson)

**margo49** · 12-06-2007, 08:28 AM

I grated a zuchinni and a piece of winter squash, added fresh-picked parsley and just a smijen (??sp) of seasonings (salt, black pepper, garlic) and alongside them a yoghurt-mint sauce for self and the SO.

DD and DS#2 off with camp-stoves, frypans, gallons of oil and a crowd of raging adolescents doing the grated potato-onion Eastern European traditional
and hopefully not ending up in the Burns Unit.

**RoadRaven** · 12-07-2007, 09:44 AM

Originally Posted by margo49

and just a smijen (??sp)

smidgen... I think...

Gets nose out of dictionary and goes back to reading about yummy food

and a celebration that doesn't even get a mention

in our local media...

**Trek420** · 12-07-2007, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by RoadRaven

smidgen... I think...

Gets nose out of dictionary and goes back to reading about yummy food

and a celebration that doesn't even get a mention

in our local media...

After all, how many Jews are there in Middle Earth? We are everywhere!

Is "smidgen" Yiddish? I should know that.

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