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Happy Hanukkah!
Saturday, December 20th, 2008
The Dreydl Song and an Easy Way to Make Potato Latkes for Hanukah
Thursday, December 6th, 2007Mark Bittman at the NY Times makes an alternative to latkes that’s called potato nik. He learned it from his grandmother. It’s easy and that’s the point! You simply use your favorite potato pancake recipe (click the link to see mine). Instead of cooking them individually, Mark cooks them as one large pancake. He coats the bottom of the pan with oil and pours in the latke batter. Once one side is cooked, he slides it out onto a plate, and covers it with another plate. Then he turns it over and slides it back into the pan to cook the other side. Once it’s done, voila! It’s ready to be eaten. Much quicker than individual pancakes. You can watch Mark prepare his Potato Nik to see how it’s done.
Serve latkes with sour cream and/or apple sauce. I’d recommend trying my recipe for homemade applesauce to have with it. Yum!
If you’d like to teach your kids a Hanukah song here’s a link to The Dreydl Song and the rules for the Dreydl Game.
-Mama Lisa
The Dreydl Song
Sunday, December 24th, 2006We went to a Hanukah party last night. My mother-in-law, Susan Pomerantz, played The Dreidel Song on the piano – so of course I asked her if I could record it! Here you can hear the tune of The Dreydl Song, with lots of party noise in the background…
MP3 of The Dreydl Song (or click the “PLAY” triangle below).
Here are the basic lyrics in English…
I Have a Little Dreydl
I have a little dreydl
I made it out of clay,
And when it’s dry and ready
Then dreydl I shall play.Chorus
O dreydl, dreydl, dreydl
I made it out of clay,
And when it’s dry and ready
Then dreydl I shall play.Happy Hanukah! Happy Kwanzaa and Merry Christmas!
-Lisa
Chanukah Song – “I Have a Little Dreidel” and The Dreidel Game
Wednesday, November 30th, 2005The Dreidel Song is very popular at this time of year. Dreidels are tops. Here are the lyrics…
I Have a Little Dreidel
I have a little dreidel
I made it out of clay,
And when it’s dry and ready
Then dreidel I shall play.Chorus
O dreidel, dreidel, dreidel
I made it out of clay,
And when it’s dry and ready
Then dreidel I shall play.It has a lovely body
With legs so short and thin,
And when my dreidel’s tired
It drops and then I win.Chorus
My dreidel’s always playful
It loves to dance and spin,
A happy game of dreidel
Come play now, let’s begin.Chorus
Children are often given dreidels for Hanukkah. Dreidels are tops that have four Hebrew letters on them. One letter is on each side of the dreidel. The letters are nun, gimel, hay, and shin.
The Dreidel Game
The dreidel game is usually played using chocolate in the shape of a coin, often wrapped in gold foil. Each player puts a coin in the “pot”. They then take turns spinning the dreidel. The letter the dreidel lands on will determine what happens next.
נ – Nun = nothing happens
ג – Gimel = you get the whole pot
ה – Hay = you take half of the pot
ש- Shin = you put a coin into the potIf the pot ends up being empty, each player has to add a coin. If someone loses all their coins, they’re out of the game. Whoever gets the most coins in the end wins.
Happy Hanukkah!
-Lisa
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