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Eric,
The ultimate in simplicity. This is from memory, your mileage may vary.
Take about 5lbs of firm apples (I like MacIntoshes or Courtlands the
best), and peel and core them. Set them aside for later (chip them too
soon, and they turn soft and brown - YUCK!).
Dice up a box (1/2 lb?) of dates and/or a med size box of brown (not
golden) raisins. Point is, get about 1/2 lb of dried fruit in there as
a binder, as much as anything else (plus, it makes it a bit "toothy").
Chop up 1 lb or so of dry-roasted, unsalted nuts - almonds or walnuts
work best. (Slivered almonds are WONDERFUL!)
Get about 1 - 1 1/2 cups (kosher) red wine ready. If you're having
Seder with a bunch of Nazarenes or funny-mentalists who don't inbibe
alchohol, even for religious purposes, substitute *unsweetened* apple
juice for the wine. The sweet stuff will make it sickeningly sweet.
*DON'T use grape juice, the color will be right, but the taste will be
*awful*! (Can you tell I've done this the *wrong* way a few times?)
OK, chop up the apples *real* small (you're almost making applesauce
here!). Add Cinnamon, Apple Pie Spice, Nutmeg, and other spices that
you'd use to make applesauce or an apple pie (ie - season to taste).
Mix in the red wine (or substitute), to make a slightly runny paste (a
little stiffer than thick applesauce). Mix in the dates (or other dried
fruit) and the nuts. You should end up with something that tastes a
little sweeter than applesauce, is a fairly dark brown, and has the
approximate consistency of brick mortar (which it represents in Seder).
A good Seder to you, my brother! A stay away from the Gefilte Fish, at
*all* costs!! (I don't like picled herring, either!)
(8^{) [Like my new Yarmukle?)
Brian
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