For the past thirty years or so, my assignment for Passover is to bring my signature charoset and marror for the Passover Seders.
Charoset symbolizes the mortar used by the Hebrew slaves to build in ancient Egypt. My not-so-secret recipe is simply apples, walnuts (or almonds for those allergic to walnuts) and sweet red wine. The blending and exact proportions are secret - even to me.
The marror is pure horseradish - from the root - cut and shred by hand. It symbolizes the bitterness of slavery….and does a very good job in doing so.
The sweetness of charoset and the bitterness of marror. Bittersweet.
Food is such an integral part of our holiday traditions.
Happy Passover and Easter.