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Passover and Herbs
From The Christian Calendar |
Tansies - A Passover Recipe |
 This is a Mediaeval recipe designed to commemorate the bitter herbs eaten by the Jews during the original Passover period. Taketh: a pint of cream 20 yolks of egg 10 egg whites 2 spoonsful of rosewater orange juice 6 or 8 pippins (apples) shredded Optional: Leaves of Tansy*, Feverfew*, Violets*, Spinach or of Primrose*. |
To the exceptionally huge recipe ( for
about twenty people) add the leaves sparingly. Adding any
amount of spinach is fine- This recipe could take as much
as a bag of shredded spinach. If you are adding violet
leaves- from empirical experience I am adding the
caution: only use fresh, small new violet leaves. Wash
these very well. Half a dozen leaves is probably too much
- or share a leaf of violet between two or three people
in a reduced recipe. Violet leaves are an herbal remedy
for the heart- a tonic. Too many of them feel like an
uncomfortable overdose of too much internalized soap.That
prelude to a stroke feeling. Keep the caution for leaves
of feverfew, one flower of which is used as a dose for
migraine. Use two feverfew leaves per ten people, as a
homeopathic dose which will do them good. We North
Americans overdo things, and no doubt, in the fervent,
pious Middle Ages, great suffering doses of the bitter
herbs were used (lest we forget) in the hope that
over-wintering minutiae would get the hint to leave into
the Spring outdoors. "Tansies" get their name
from the insect repellent- Tansy . * Add two or three leaves at the most, for ten people. (a tiny hint wilt dew.) |
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Herbs that are actually used traditionally during Jewish Passover are five "bitter" herbs. These are Coriander, Lettuce, Horseradish, Horehound and Nettle. Shown to the left is Horseradish, leaf and flower. The grated root, cored, is used as a condiment during Seder, a feast during Passover. Hopefully Nettle is presented in its cooked and benign form! Link here for information on the amazing benefits of Horseradish! Also, link here for the Horseradish Properties Page |
| Tansy | Feverfew | Violets | Primrose |
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Photos of Feverfew, Tansy and Violets by Northdays Image: Natural Light Photos
