Comments on: 8 Chanukah Mysteries Revealed

By: David H.

David H. — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 15:20:00 +0000

Vickey, you’ve made an astute observation.
The hand is holding what appears to be the shamash, in which case that central flame shouldn’t be burning, because IT should be the shamash.

I can’t explain it. As Barack Obama said, “This one is above my pay grade.”

By: Vickey

Vickey — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:10:00 +0000

So why does the picture at the top of the page show 10 candles?? 9 in the Menorah, and one lighting them….

By: David H.

David H. — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 01:56:00 +0000

Thanks, Kikadee. I hope you and everyone else enjoyed your latkes. I also highly recommend a good jelly doughnut.

By: Kikadee

Kikadee — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:14:00 +0000

Grateful for this, David, very interesting, and I’ve always wanted to know! I also see I’m not the only one with a craving for latkes after reading this…. I know what I’m having for dinner!

By: Derek

Derek — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:02:00 +0000

Oooh. Latkes with sour cream and apple sauce. (Googles nearest kosher deli.)

Kansas City?!? crud. What I wouldn’t give to be near Corky & Lenny’s right now. Wait a minute! They ship Fed Ex overnight? Hot dang!

By: Deborah Holzel

Deborah Holzel — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 19:50:00 +0000

The best latkes always contain a little skin and blood left by a mother in the process of grating the potatoes. Our own mother continued grating by hand even after trying a food processor–the texture of the latkes was wrong.

I’m a little suspicious of the timing of the holiday being historically based. It conveniently falls at the same time as the solstice holidays which are, of course, festivals of light.

By: bgw

bgw — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:47:00 +0000

MJ – we add grated onion, and some flour or matzoh meal as well.

If you’re going to make latkes, use a food processor or chopper – makes a huge difference!!!

Thanks for the great article!

By: Jenna

Jenna — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:43:00 +0000

Mj, some grated onion would be nice in there too.
You can go to the supermarket and buy the box of Manischeviz latkes. Good stuff, no grating potatos and crying over onions!
I enjoyed this article very much.

By: Mj

Mj — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:03:00 +0000

take some potatoes, and grate them.
put them in cheesecloth, and squeeze all of the water out.
add salt, pepper, and an egg or two (depending on how many potatoes you use.
hand form them into pancakes. i like mine a little thicker.

fry them up in a pan!

drop some cold applesauce or sour cream on them, and go crazy.

By: Dan

Dan — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:41:00 +0000

A great article and we should have one like this for every holiday from every religion!

For more info and another spin on Chanukah, google “Another Chanukah Miracle” and Brook