epstein@sunc4.cs.uiuc.edu (Milton Epstein) (02/08/91)
Purim is not too far off, and now that I've been getting more into baking, I thought I might try my hand at making some hamantashen. So, if anyone has a good recipe that is not too difficult, please pass it along. BTW, my favorites are poppy seed (mund - sp?) and cherry. (And probably some of you will be wondering what Purim is -- briefly it's one of the most joyous holidays of the Jewish year, celebrating the story of Esther and Mordecai as they overcame the evil Haman. The holiday usually falls sometime in March -- remember, it is on the Hebrew lunar calendar -- and is often celebrated with dancing and costume parties, and the eating of the pastries called hamantashen.) Milt Epstein epstein@cs.uiuc.edu