Hannukah cookies

Hanukkah, the Jewish festival, is a time for fun and feasting. A variety of special and lip smacking cookies are served during the festivities. Most of the Hanukkah cookies are significantly shaped with symbols like the Star of David being frosted in the traditional blue color.

ROLLED SUGAR COOKIES:

Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups butter, softened (use vegeteable oil or margarine if you want it parve)

2 cups white sugar

4 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

5 cups of flour

2 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

DIRECTIONS:

Homegrown tomatoes

Homemade on a budget ideas to put in your Purim basket

Mishloach manot, which means the “sending of portions” in Hebrew, are gifts of food and drink that Jews send to each other during the holiday of Purim. Sending mishloach manot is a mitzvah that is meant to ensure that everyone has enough food to enjoy the traditional Purim feast. It is also thought of as an opportunity to strengthen relationships between people. What better way to show someone you’ve thought about them during the holiday than by putting some homemade packaged food items in your Purim baskets? 

Dried figs cotton bag

Mint tea jar

Winter syrup of pine cones

Homemade of syrup of pine cones from pines cones collected at 1880m in the Alps.

 

Pine cones cough syrup has quickly moved from the underbelly of natural remedies into the mainstream spotlight due to its potency in alleviating symptoms associated with post nasal drip and respiratory illnesses. The most impressive part? This medicine utilizes 100% natural and cheap and/or free ingredients, which makes it an ideal choice for those seeking to minimize their exposure to synthetic chemicals or when access to pharmaceuticals is unavailable, such as during a natural disaster or camping trip.
The Ingredients
The potency of cone needle cough syrup is only matched by its simplicity. To make this homemade medicine, all you need is:

• ¼ cup of pine needles (specifically from the Eastern White Pine)
• ½ cup of filtered water
• ½ cup of raw sugar (preferably from a local source)
  

Directions
Step One – Pour the water and cones into a pot and bring the water to wash them properly until the water has adopted a brownish-yellowish hue.
Step Two – Strain the cones out of the water and let them dry.
Step Three – put the cones into a glass jar and add the sugar into jar until youu cover the cones. Let to rest the ingredients in a sunny warm place until the liquid transforms into a syrup-like consistency.
Step Four – Once the liquid has thickened, pour into a resealable glass jar and allow it to rest.
Step Five – Consume 1 to 2 teaspoons as needed to control your cough and soothe throat and lung irritation. Refrigerate between uses.

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