Oznei Haman – Hamantaschen

 

Purim in one of my favorites holidays. It wasn’t always like this. One of my most memorable childhood traumas is connected to Purim. It wasn’t the costumes, I actually loved to dress up, and I loved the costumes parade. The Purim gragger was one of my favorite toys, and not just on Purim. What scared me was a conversation mom had with our neighbor.

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Pull-Apart Poppy Seed Cake

 

Pull apart poppy seed cake
 
"Half or full?” asked Jacob. “Full” I answered, “I’d finish half before I get home”. Naturally, he didn’t have to ask which cake. Weiss’ Bakery’s legendary poppy-seed cake was the ultimate Saturday treat. For me, where Saturday was not Saturday without at least two different cakes at home, Weiss’ poppy seed cake was an adequate substitute for moms’ cakes.
 
 

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