I got a craving for Halvah (a sesame seed candy) and it
only came in a two pack. Each bar is easily the size of
a stick of butter. I've gone through maybe a stick and
a quarter, and I've only had it in the house since
Saturday afternoon. Help me!!!

nancy

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> I got a craving for Halvah (a sesame seed candy) and it
> only came in a two pack. Each bar is easily the size of
> a stick of butter. I've gone through maybe a stick and
> a quarter, and I've only had it in the house since
> Saturday afternoon. Help me!!!
>
> nancy
>
>

Best to just get it over with, Nancy. :~) I feel your pain. <g>

kili

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
> I got a craving for Halvah (a sesame seed candy) and it
> only came in a two pack. Each bar is easily the size of
> a stick of butter. I've gone through maybe a stick and
> a quarter, and I've only had it in the house since
> Saturday afternoon. Help me!!!
>
> nancy

YIIIIKES! I don't know how the hell you could eat that much of the stuff! I
mean, I know it's tasty, but it's just *so* damned sweet! You need more'n
help, heheheheh...

BTW - I like to crumble a bit over vanilla ice cream ',;~}~






Shaun aRe

Nancy Young wrote:
> I got a craving for Halvah (a sesame seed candy) and it
> only came in a two pack. Each bar is easily the size of
> a stick of butter. I've gone through maybe a stick and
> a quarter, and I've only had it in the house since
> Saturday afternoon. Help me!!!
>
> nancy

Lucky you - in stick form. Ours comes in a 1 pound plastic tub. I wish
I could get it in stick form.

Sandi

Nancy Young wrote:
> I got a craving for Halvah (a sesame seed candy) and it
> only came in a two pack. Each bar is easily the size of
> a stick of butter. I've gone through maybe a stick and
> a quarter, and I've only had it in the house since
> Saturday afternoon. Help me!!!

Party pooper... woulda lasted me eight minutes.

Joyva I presume... chocolate coated?

Sheldon

On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 08:25:54 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> connected the dots and wrote:

~I got a craving for Halvah (a sesame seed candy) and it
~only came in a two pack. Each bar is easily the size of
~a stick of butter. I've gone through maybe a stick and
~a quarter, and I've only had it in the house since
~Saturday afternoon. Help me!!!
~
~nancy
~

Slice the rest into 1/2" slices, wrap well in foil, and plunk into the
back of your freezer. When desirous of more, take out packet, remove
one piece and return the rest to the back of the freezer well wrapped.

Works for me.

maxine in ri been there done that.

"Nancy Young" > wrote in message
...
>I got a craving for Halvah (a sesame seed candy) and it
> only came in a two pack. Each bar is easily the size of
> a stick of butter. I've gone through maybe a stick and
> a quarter, and I've only had it in the house since
> Saturday afternoon. Help me!!!
>
> nancy

I'd be happy to help you by eating the rest of it for you!

Felice

In article >,
"Nancy Young" > wrote:

> I got a craving for Halvah (a sesame seed candy) and it
> only came in a two pack. Each bar is easily the size of
> a stick of butter. I've gone through maybe a stick and
> a quarter, and I've only had it in the house since
> Saturday afternoon. Help me!!!
>
We were at a local Middle Eastern restaurant a couple of weeks ago. It
was crowded (as always) and the service was a bit lackadaisical. We
hadn't complained about it, but the owner brought us a chunk of marble
halvah to mollify us. I don't think I'd had any in well over 20 years.
A little bit goes a long way with us.

Cindy

--
C.J. Fuller

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"Cindy Fuller" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
>> I got a craving for Halvah (a sesame seed candy) and it
>> only came in a two pack. Each bar is easily the size of
>> a stick of butter. I've gone through maybe a stick and
>> a quarter, and I've only had it in the house since
>> Saturday afternoon. Help me!!!
>>
> We were at a local Middle Eastern restaurant a couple of weeks ago. It
> was crowded (as always) and the service was a bit lackadaisical. We
> hadn't complained about it, but the owner brought us a chunk of marble
> halvah to mollify us. I don't think I'd had any in well over 20 years.
> A little bit goes a long way with us.
>
> Cindy

I'll answer like Wayne did about my lemon pie -- I'll take your share
anytime.
A lot of it doesn't go very far for us!
Dee Dee

In article
>,
Cindy Fuller > wrote:

> We were at a local Middle Eastern restaurant a couple of weeks ago. It
> was crowded (as always) and the service was a bit lackadaisical. We
> hadn't complained about it, but the owner brought us a chunk of marble
> halvah to mollify us. I don't think I'd had any in well over 20 years.
> A little bit goes a long way with us.

Which restaurant?

Regards,
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Cindy Fuller wrote:
> In article >,
> "Nancy Young" > wrote:
>
> > I got a craving for Halvah (a sesame seed candy) and it
> > only came in a two pack. Each bar is easily the size of
> > a stick of butter. I've gone through maybe a stick and
> > a quarter, and I've only had it in the house since
> > Saturday afternoon. Help me!!!
> >
> We were at a local Middle Eastern restaurant a couple of weeks ago. It
> was crowded (as always) and the service was a bit lackadaisical. We
> hadn't complained about it, but the owner brought us a chunk of marble
> halvah to mollify us. I don't think I'd had any in well over 20 years.
> A little bit goes a long way with us.

I'm still wondering which halvah Nancy has, if it's Joyvah then middle
eastern restaurants don't serve that kind, in fact theirs is nothing
like Joyva. There are many different versions of halvah. The type of
halvah confection sold by Joyva is an American creation, created by a
Russian immigrant... it's good, I love it, but it has little to do with
middle eastern anything.

Sheldon

In article >,
Ranee Mueller > wrote:

> In article
> >,
> Cindy Fuller > wrote:
>
> > We were at a local Middle Eastern restaurant a couple of weeks ago. It
> > was crowded (as always) and the service was a bit lackadaisical. We
> > hadn't complained about it, but the owner brought us a chunk of marble
> > halvah to mollify us. I don't think I'd had any in well over 20 years.
> > A little bit goes a long way with us.
>
> Which restaurant?
>
> Regards,
> Ranee
>
The Cedars on NE 50th St. and Brooklyn in the U District. To clarify
for Sheldon and others, it was the stuff that has a texture more like
natural peanut butter with the oil drained off it, not the candy that's
studded with whole sesame seeds.

Cindy

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On Mon, 25 Jul 2005 08:25:54 -0400, "Nancy Young"
> wrote:

>I got a craving for Halvah (a sesame seed candy) and it
>only came in a two pack. Each bar is easily the size of
>a stick of butter. I've gone through maybe a stick and
>a quarter, and I've only had it in the house since
>Saturday afternoon. Help me!!!

When I'm in that situation the only thing I can do is throw the rest
in the garbage (usually whining as it goes). I loathe tossing out
food, especially something really good, but sometimes it's the only
way to save yourself!

Sue(tm)
Lead me not into temptation... I can find it myself!

Nancy Young wrote:
> I got a craving for Halvah (a sesame seed candy) and it
> only came in a two pack. Each bar is easily the size of
> a stick of butter. I've gone through maybe a stick and
> a quarter, and I've only had it in the house since
> Saturday afternoon. Help me!!!
>
> nancy
>
>
Nancy, I am afraid that I do not appreciate Halvah. It tastes gritty,
as if the finest sand were incorporated in it.

The one you have is most likely Joyva Brand. I met the woman, whose
husband made (or even still makes) the Halvah here. They are Jewish
refugees and they did well with Joyva.

We played bridge in the same bridge club. I wanted her to give me a
recipe for the confection, she brought me a bunch of Halvah, plain,
chocolate, with all sorts of nuts, marbled vanilla and chocolate,
plain and covered with fine, dark chocolate. I wish I had known you
and Sheryl at that time, thirty or forty years ago, since you two
would have loved it. I gave it all away. I do not like sweets very
much and especially not that one.

Many stores here carry the open stuff, which you can buy by the piece
If you ever want some, let me know. )

Margaret Suran wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
> > I got a craving for Halvah (a sesame seed candy) and it
> > only came in a two pack. Each bar is easily the size of
> > a stick of butter. I've gone through maybe a stick and
> > a quarter, and I've only had it in the house since
> > Saturday afternoon. Help me!!!
> >
> > nancy
> >
> >
> Nancy, I am afraid that I do not appreciate Halvah. It tastes gritty,
> as if the finest sand were incorporated in it.
>
> The one you have is most likely Joyva Brand. I met the woman, whose
> husband made (or even still makes) the Halvah here. They are Jewish
> refugees and they did well with Joyva.
>
> We played bridge in the same bridge club. I wanted her to give me a
> recipe for the confection, she brought me a bunch of Halvah, plain,
> chocolate, with all sorts of nuts, marbled vanilla and chocolate,
> plain and covered with fine, dark chocolate. I wish I had known you
> and Sheryl at that time, thirty or forty years ago, since you two
> would have loved it. I gave it all away. I do not like sweets very
> much and especially not that one.
>
> Many stores here carry the open stuff, which you can buy by the piece
> If you ever want some, let me know. )

The thing is many stores in *metro NYC* carry bulk Joyva halvah, but
can be found hardly anywhere else, perhaps can be ferreted out in Los
Angelos, and Chicago, maybe. For most people it's easier to order it
off the net. And Joyva products are never ever on sale, so it makes
little sense for any Noo Yawker to mail it, there's no savings and
shipping may even cost more. The individually wrapped Joyva halvah
bars are available in the US most everywhere.

Or make your own... I've posted the recipe often... but there's no
savings, the ingredients are as expensive as simply buying the real
deal already made. I suppose the only advantage is if one wants to
doctor it; add extra chocolate or pistachios.

Sheldon

"Margaret Suran" > wrote

> Nancy Young wrote:
>> I got a craving for Halvah (a sesame seed candy) and it
>> only came in a two pack. Each bar is easily the size of
>> a stick of butter. I've gone through maybe a stick and
>> a quarter, and I've only had it in the house since
>> Saturday afternoon. Help me!!!

> Nancy, I am afraid that I do not appreciate Halvah. It tastes gritty, as
> if the finest sand were incorporated in it.

Oh, I can certainly understand that. I don't know where
my fondness for it came.

> The one you have is most likely Joyva Brand. I met the woman, whose
> husband made (or even still makes) the Halvah here. They are Jewish
> refugees and they did well with Joyva.

Yes, of course, I don't know of any other brand and there
are, for sure, no middle eastern markets around here. I had
the marble kind, I don't like the chocolate with the chocolate
coating very much.

> Many stores here carry the open stuff, which you can buy by the piece If
> you ever want some, let me know. )

(smile) You're a sweetheart.

Actually, I found this amusing, I looked at the nutritional
information. I don't know why I did that. I am well aware
it's not a nutritious diet food. That's okay, I'm trying to put
on weight, I don't care how. Well, I haven't seen such a
realistic label in ages. Serving size, a half a bar. This puts
me right on schedule!! of course, 390 calories, that's okay.
Essentially like eating a half a stick of butter, plain. I guess
I made up for the empty calories with a nice steak dinner
this evening. Hey, it's a start.

nancy

"Sandi" > wrote in message
ups.com...
>
>
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> I got a craving for Halvah (a sesame seed candy) and it
>> only came in a two pack. Each bar is easily the size of
>> a stick of butter. I've gone through maybe a stick and
>> a quarter, and I've only had it in the house since
>> Saturday afternoon. Help me!!!
>>
>> nancy
>
> Lucky you - in stick form. Ours comes in a 1 pound plastic tub. I wish
> I could get it in stick form.
>
> Sandi
I get mine from a local deli in huge slices!

MOMPEAGRAM wrote:
> "Sandi" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
> >
> >
> > Nancy Young wrote:
> >> I got a craving for Halvah (a sesame seed candy) and it
> >> only came in a two pack. Each bar is easily the size of
> >> a stick of butter. I've gone through maybe a stick and
> >> a quarter, and I've only had it in the house since
> >> Saturday afternoon. Help me!!!
> >>
> >> nancy
> >
> > Lucky you - in stick form. Ours comes in a 1 pound plastic tub. I wish
> > I could get it in stick form.
> >
> > Sandi
> I get mine from a local deli in huge slices!

I buy mine in an Arab restaurant in Tegucigalpa. it is imported from
Lebanon.

Sandi

Sandi wrote:
> MOMPEAGRAM wrote:
> > "Sandi" > wrote in message
> > ups.com...
> > >
> > >
> > > Nancy Young wrote:
> > >> I got a craving for Halvah (a sesame seed candy) and it
> > >> only came in a two pack. Each bar is easily the size of
> > >> a stick of butter. I've gone through maybe a stick and
> > >> a quarter, and I've only had it in the house since
> > >> Saturday afternoon. Help me!!!
> > >>
> > >> nancy
> > >
> > > Lucky you - in stick form. Ours comes in a 1 pound plastic tub. I wish
> > > I could get it in stick form.
> > >
> > > Sandi
> > I get mine from a local deli in huge slices!
>
> I buy mine in an Arab restaurant in Tegucigalpa. it is imported from
> Lebanon.

Then what you buy is nothing like the halvah confection made by Joyva.

Here are a few different halvah recipes:
http://tinyurl.com/cn9uo
http://www.cyber-kitchen.com

Sheldon

In article
>,
Cindy Fuller > wrote:

> The Cedars on NE 50th St. and Brooklyn in the U District. To clarify
> for Sheldon and others, it was the stuff that has a texture more like
> natural peanut butter with the oil drained off it, not the candy that's
> studded with whole sesame seeds.

Cool! I'll have to try it. And who would think halvah (halawa) is
the sesame seed candy? Halawa/halva means sweet or candy, but the
common usage of the word here is to mean the tahina paste candy.

Regards,
Ranee

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On Tue, 26 Jul 2005 10:07:53 -0700, Ranee Mueller
> connected the dots and wrote:

~In article
>,
~ Cindy Fuller > wrote:
~
~> The Cedars on NE 50th St. and Brooklyn in the U District. To
clarify
~> for Sheldon and others, it was the stuff that has a texture more
like
~> natural peanut butter with the oil drained off it, not the candy
that's
~> studded with whole sesame seeds.
~
~ Cool! I'll have to try it. And who would think halvah (halawa)
is
~the sesame seed candy? Halawa/halva means sweet or candy, but the
~common usage of the word here is to mean the tahina paste candy.
~
~ Regards,
~ Ranee

Thanks, Ranee. That explains some "weird" stuff I got when asking for
Halva one time at the MiddleEastern Store. Weird only because it
wasn't the sesame-honey candy I was expecting.

maxine in ri

"Ranee Mueller" > wrote in message
...
> In article
> >,
> Cindy Fuller > wrote:
>
>> The Cedars on NE 50th St. and Brooklyn in the U District. To clarify
>> for Sheldon and others, it was the stuff that has a texture more like
>> natural peanut butter with the oil drained off it, not the candy that's
>> studded with whole sesame seeds.
>
> Cool! I'll have to try it. And who would think halvah (halawa) is
> the sesame seed candy? Halawa/halva means sweet or candy, but the
> common usage of the word here is to mean the tahina paste candy.

That's what the package says, Halvah ... no other name, just that it's
A Delicious Sesame Treat.

nancy

Hello there,

Try http://www.halvah.biz. They carry the complete product line from
Joyva and will ship within one business day of your order. I think that
halvah is the best candy ever. Joyva makes a "Halvah Almond Bar" that
is incredible. It is plain halvah coated in dark chocolate and then
rolled in chopped almonds. Yum. I am going to eat one now. :-)

Also, keep in mind that there is lots of good in halvah. Halvah
literally means sweetmeat. They called it that because it has protein,
fat and carbs like meat. But unlike meat, it does not spoil. How many
candies can say that they include several grams of protein per serving?
Also, the fat in halvah is from the sesame seed. That is the good kind
of fat. Much better for you than animal fat.

billc

In article .com>,
wrote:

> Also, keep in mind that there is lots of good in halvah. Halvah
> literally means sweetmeat.

No it doesn't. It means sweet or candy. Sweet meat would be laham
halawi.

Regards,
Ranee

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Ranee Mueller > wrote:
: In article .com>,
: wrote:

:> Also, keep in mind that there is lots of good in halvah. Halvah
:> literally means sweetmeat.
:
: No it doesn't. It means sweet or candy. Sweet meat would be laham
: halawi.


Sweetmeat means candy. It does not mean 'sweet meat'.
It all depends on what you mean by 'literally'...
--thelma
: Regards,
: Ranee

Sheldon wrote:
> Sandi wrote:
> > MOMPEAGRAM wrote:
> > > "Sandi" > wrote in message
> > > ups.com...
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Nancy Young wrote:
> > > >> I got a craving for Halvah (a sesame seed candy) and it
> > > >> only came in a two pack. Each bar is easily the size of
> > > >> a stick of butter. I've gone through maybe a stick and
> > > >> a quarter, and I've only had it in the house since
> > > >> Saturday afternoon. Help me!!!
> > > >>
> > > >> nancy
> > > >
> > > > Lucky you - in stick form. Ours comes in a 1 pound plastic tub. I wish
> > > > I could get it in stick form.
> > > >
> > > > Sandi
> > > I get mine from a local deli in huge slices!
> >
> > I buy mine in an Arab restaurant in Tegucigalpa. it is imported from
> > Lebanon.
>
> Then what you buy is nothing like the halvah confection made by Joyva.
>

I never claimed it was like Joyva halvah. I simply the form in which my
halvah comes and where I buy it. I buy my halvah from an Arab
restaurant and food store - along with kibbe, falafel, phyllo dough,
couscous, and grape leaves which are all also imported form the Middle
East.

Joyvah is ok...but since having this style, I prefer it to Joyvah. I
have a choice of plain or marble (chocolate and plain swirled).

Sandi

Sandi wrote:
> Sheldon wrote:
> > Sandi wrote:
> > > MOMPEAGRAM wrote:
> > > > "Sandi" > wrote in message
> > > > ups.com...
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Nancy Young wrote:
> > > > >> I got a craving for Halvah (a sesame seed candy) and it
> > > > >> only came in a two pack. Each bar is easily the size of
> > > > >> a stick of butter. I've gone through maybe a stick and
> > > > >> a quarter, and I've only had it in the house since
> > > > >> Saturday afternoon. Help me!!!
> > > > >>
> > > > >> nancy
> > > > >
> > > > > Lucky you - in stick form. Ours comes in a 1 pound plastic tub. I wish
> > > > > I could get it in stick form.
> > > > >
> > > > > Sandi
> > > > I get mine from a local deli in huge slices!
> > >
> > > I buy mine in an Arab restaurant in Tegucigalpa. it is imported from
> > > Lebanon.
> >
> > Then what you buy is nothing like the halvah confection made by Joyva.
> >
>
> I never claimed it was like Joyva halvah.

I never said you did. I'm still waiting to hear from Nancy about which
kind of halvah she's talking about... so far no one really knows, one
can only assume... she probably hadn't noticed my query, perhaps she's
added me to her killfile. Anyway, it's kinda difficult to discuss
halvah intelligently without knowing which type(s)... kinda like saying
I ate 'pudding/steak'.

Sheldon

"Sheldon" > wrote

> I never said you did. I'm still waiting to hear from Nancy about which
> kind of halvah she's talking about... so far no one really knows, one
> can only assume... she probably hadn't noticed my query, perhaps she's
> added me to her killfile. Anyway, it's kinda difficult to discuss
> halvah intelligently without knowing which type(s)... kinda like saying
> I ate 'pudding/steak'.

I already answered that, of course it was Joyva, I didn't go hunting for
some middle eastern store. What do you expect, duh. And I said I
got marble. No chocolate coating involved.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
> "Sheldon" > wrote
>
> > I never said you did. I'm still waiting to hear from Nancy about which
> > kind of halvah she's talking about... so far no one really knows, one
> > can only assume... she probably hadn't noticed my query, perhaps she's
> > added me to her killfile. Anyway, it's kinda difficult to discuss
> > halvah intelligently without knowing which type(s)... kinda like saying
> > I ate 'pudding/steak'.
>
> I already answered that, of course it was Joyva, I didn't go hunting for
> some middle eastern store. What do you expect, duh. And I said I
> got marble. No chocolate coating involved.

Thanks. You hadn't said at the time I replied to your original post...
I also assumed Joyva, but when people began chiming in with samples
from middle eastern stores/restaurants I was no longer so certain....
and when you hadn't replied to my query then what was I to think... I
figgured I must have missed something. Anyway, you need to eat your
Joyva all at one sitting, what's with this nibbling business, take big
bites!

Sheldon

"Sheldon" > wrote in message
oups.com...
>
>
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> "Sheldon" > wrote
>>
>> > I never said you did. I'm still waiting to hear from Nancy about which
>> > kind of halvah she's talking about...

>> I already answered that, of course it was Joyva, I didn't go hunting for
>> some middle eastern store. What do you expect, duh. And I said I
>> got marble. No chocolate coating involved.
>
> Thanks. You hadn't said at the time I replied to your original post...
> I also assumed Joyva, but when people began chiming in with samples
> from middle eastern stores/restaurants I was no longer so certain....
> and when you hadn't replied to my query then what was I to think... I
> figgured I must have missed something. Anyway, you need to eat your
> Joyva all at one sitting, what's with this nibbling business, take big
> bites!

(laugh) I think I showed major restraint, since, as Monsur pointed out,
I could eat wallboard these days. Happily. I shouldn't post when I'm
grumpy, sorry.

nancy

Nancy Young wrote:
> "Sheldon" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> >
> >
> > Nancy Young wrote:
> >> "Sheldon" > wrote
> >>
> >> > I never said you did. I'm still waiting to hear from Nancy about which
> >> > kind of halvah she's talking about...
>
> >> I already answered that, of course it was Joyva, I didn't go hunting for
> >> some middle eastern store. What do you expect, duh. And I said I
> >> got marble. No chocolate coating involved.
> >
> > Thanks. You hadn't said at the time I replied to your original post...
> > I also assumed Joyva, but when people began chiming in with samples
> > from middle eastern stores/restaurants I was no longer so certain....
> > and when you hadn't replied to my query then what was I to think... I
> > figgured I must have missed something. Anyway, you need to eat your
> > Joyva all at one sitting, what's with this nibbling business, take big
> > bites!
>
> (laugh) I think I showed major restraint, since, as Monsur pointed out,
> I could eat wallboard these days. Happily. I shouldn't post when I'm
> grumpy, sorry.

No problem. I think there's a cure for the grumps, a quart of halvah
ice cream, eaten all in one sitting of course. yum

HALVAH VANILLA ICE CREAM

3 large egg yolks
1/2 cup sugar
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 1/2 cups milk, scalded
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups well-chilled heavy cream
1/4 pound halvah, cut into bits
1/2 cup Orange Honey Syrup as an accompaniment

In a bowl whisk together the egg yolks, the sugar, the cornstarch, and
a pinch of salt and add the milk in a slow stream, stirring. In a heavy
saucepan cook the custard over moderate heat, stirring constantly with
a wooden spoon, until it comes to a boil, boil it, stirring constantly,
for
2 minutes, and strain it through a fine sieve into a metal bowl set in
a larger bowl of ice and cold water. Stir in the vanilla, let the
custard cool, stirring, and chill it, covered, until it is cold. Stir
in the cream, freeze the custard in an ice-cream freezer according to
the manufacturer's instructions, and stir in the halvah.
(Alternatively, the halvah may be stirred into 1 quart of softened
premium vanilla ice cream.) Transfer the ice cream to a metal bowl,
freeze it until it is frozen solid, and scoop it into glasses. Spoon
the orange honey syrup over the ice cream.

Makes about 1 quart.
Gourmet
June 1993

---

Sheldon

Memories.....

I must have been around 8 or 9 years old. I was taken to visit a
relative I had never met before, my father's aunt. I was told she was
sick, and had been sick for many years, but no one could/would say what
was wrong with her.

I was brought to an ancient house, right out of 'The Adams Family,'
somewhere in Brooklyn. Everything dark and dreary. Heavy furniture with
lace doilies on the armrests. Heavy drapes blocking out all the windows.
Even an old black canary cage (minus the canary) in one corner of the
parlor. Smells of age and illness. I was scared.

We climbed to the second floor, where Aunt Sophie's room was. The second
floor was even drearier than the first. Entering her room I saw a huge
4-poster bed just barely illuminated by the thin rays of light sneaking
past the heavy drapes, and in the middle, engulfed in massive white down
pillows and quilts, lay this tiny emaciated old, old woman, her long
white hair neatly brushed and spread over the pillows she reclined upon,
with the quilts pulled up to her neck. It must have been 98 degrees
(37c) in that room. I was nudged over towards her bed. She reached out
to me with one bony arm, her hand more like a claw than human hands, and
in a cracked voice said; "Have some halvah, dearie?"

I turned and ran screaming from the room.
I had never heard of halvah before, and it took me another twenty years
before I could work up the nerve to try it. Of course now I can't stop
eating it. By the way, Aunt Sophie lived another 25 years!

Steve Kramer
"PhotoEnvisions" Freelance Photography
Chiang Mai, Thailand
http://www.photoenvisions.com
--
"The voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new horizons, but in seeing
with new eyes." - Marcel Proust

On Wed 27 Jul 2005 08:00:07p, Steve Kramer wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> Memories.....
>
> I must have been around 8 or 9 years old. I was taken to visit a
> relative I had never met before, my father's aunt. I was told she was
> sick, and had been sick for many years, but no one could/would say what
> was wrong with her.
>
> I was brought to an ancient house, right out of 'The Adams Family,'
> somewhere in Brooklyn. Everything dark and dreary. Heavy furniture with
> lace doilies on the armrests. Heavy drapes blocking out all the windows.
> Even an old black canary cage (minus the canary) in one corner of the
> parlor. Smells of age and illness. I was scared.
>
> We climbed to the second floor, where Aunt Sophie's room was. The second
> floor was even drearier than the first. Entering her room I saw a huge
> 4-poster bed just barely illuminated by the thin rays of light sneaking
> past the heavy drapes, and in the middle, engulfed in massive white down
> pillows and quilts, lay this tiny emaciated old, old woman, her long
> white hair neatly brushed and spread over the pillows she reclined upon,
> with the quilts pulled up to her neck. It must have been 98 degrees
> (37c) in that room. I was nudged over towards her bed. She reached out
> to me with one bony arm, her hand more like a claw than human hands, and
> in a cracked voice said; "Have some halvah, dearie?"
>
> I turned and ran screaming from the room.
> I had never heard of halvah before, and it took me another twenty years
> before I could work up the nerve to try it. Of course now I can't stop
> eating it. By the way, Aunt Sophie lived another 25 years!

Great story, Steve!

Cheers...

--
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In article >,
Thelma Lubkin > wrote:

> Ranee Mueller > wrote:
> : In article .com>,
> : wrote:
>
> :> Also, keep in mind that there is lots of good in halvah. Halvah
> :> literally means sweetmeat.
> :
> : No it doesn't. It means sweet or candy. Sweet meat would be laham
> : halawi.
>
>
> Sweetmeat means candy. It does not mean 'sweet meat'.
> It all depends on what you mean by 'literally'...

When I hear sweetmeat, I think marrow and brains. Still
halawa/halvah is sweet, most literally.

Regards,
Ranee

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"Steve Kramer" > wrote in message
...
> Memories.....
>
> I must have been around 8 or 9 years old. I was taken to visit a
> relative I had never met before, my father's aunt. I was told she was
> sick, and had been sick for many years, but no one could/would say what
> was wrong with her.
>
> I was brought to an ancient house, right out of 'The Adams Family,'
> somewhere in Brooklyn. Everything dark and dreary. Heavy furniture with
> lace doilies on the armrests. Heavy drapes blocking out all the windows.
> Even an old black canary cage (minus the canary) in one corner of the
> parlor. Smells of age and illness. I was scared.
>
> We climbed to the second floor, where Aunt Sophie's room was. The second
> floor was even drearier than the first. Entering her room I saw a huge
> 4-poster bed just barely illuminated by the thin rays of light sneaking
> past the heavy drapes, and in the middle, engulfed in massive white down
> pillows and quilts, lay this tiny emaciated old, old woman, her long
> white hair neatly brushed and spread over the pillows she reclined upon,
> with the quilts pulled up to her neck. It must have been 98 degrees
> (37c) in that room. I was nudged over towards her bed. She reached out
> to me with one bony arm, her hand more like a claw than human hands, and
> in a cracked voice said; "Have some halvah, dearie?"
>
> I turned and ran screaming from the room.
> I had never heard of halvah before, and it took me another twenty years
> before I could work up the nerve to try it. Of course now I can't stop
> eating it. By the way, Aunt Sophie lived another 25 years!
>
> Steve Kramer
> "PhotoEnvisions" Freelance Photography
> Chiang Mai, Thailand
> http://www.photoenvisions.com
> --
> "The voyage of discovery lies not in seeking new horizons, but in seeing
> with new eyes." - Marcel Proust
==========

Wow, Steve your story-telling abilities equal your photography skills (which
is to say "wonderful")! Thank you for posting your story/memory.

Cyndi A. Bigfan