Recipe Cards

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This recipe is called Honey Carrot Tzimmes. The recipe calls for one pound of carrots, ¼ teaspoon of salt, ¼ cup of honey, one tablespoon of flour, a dash of lemon juice, and three tablespoons of butter. Along with the ingredients, the recipe also calls for a few pieces of equipment such as a deep pot, knife, peeler, frypan, measuring cup, and a measuring spoon. The ingredients used in this recipe are easy to find even today, and the recipe would be easy to make. Since all of the recipes in this cookbook are intended for young children, the instructions on how to make the recipe are easy to follow. This recipe was put in the Yom Kippur section of the cookbook. The recipe includes a little blurb in the corner explaining the significance of carrots. The blurb describes how carrots symbolize hope for a new year of “increasing health and increasing prosperity.”

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This recipe is called Quick Truffles. The recipe asks for one package of semi-sweet chocolate bites, ⅜ cup of sweetened condensed milk, ½ cup of chopped walnuts, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, and a few grains of salt. The recipe also has a list of equipment that should be used for the recipe. This includes a double boiler, measuring cup, measuring spoon, wax paper, shallow pan, and a wooden spoon. The instructions for the recipe are easy to follow. The only difficult thing about the recipe would be the melting of the chocolate in the double boiler, which can be a little difficult for children. The Quick Truffles recipe is included in the Shavuot holiday section. The blurb included in this recipe states that Torah is “nutritious as honey, and as good as milk.” It also mentions trying these “truffles with a glass of milk.” 

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