In a message dated 4/17/2006 8:26:54 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
dds6@cox.net writes:
Can you enlighten a non-Jewish ex-New Yorker CCNY graduate...what is
charoset?
In the seder it represents mortar - I'm sure others will explain more.. it
is generally quite sweet and made of chopped apples with dates or similar and
has cinnamon flavoring. Much tastier than the bitter herbs which are
usually represented by raw horseradish!
Karen
"She was not quite what you would call refined. She was not quite what you
would call unrefined. She was the kind of person that keeps a parrot."
- Mark Twain
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