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Is it an American tradition to have a special cake at Easter?
Do you also give chocolate eggs?

I remeber as kid mum giving us hard boiled eggs to paint. We would
usually paint faces on them. We always got a chocolate egg or 2 as
well - actually we got a *lot* of chocolate eggs as we had lots of
aunties and uncles who had no children of their own........

My father would not allow us to hang washing on the line on Good
Friday, he told us the blood of Christ would drip on it.

marianne

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In a message dated 4/12/01 10:00:00 PM, tonitoni@... writes:

<< Is it an American tradition to have a special cake at Easter?
Do you also give chocolate eggs? >>

The cakes are special at Easter, but it's not traditional for all families to
have them. There are molds shaped like a lamb. They even sit up, like
they're kneeling (what's that position in animals called? Still upright but
"knees bent"?)

I think a stronger American Easter tradition is to eat ham for Easter dinner.
It's like the supreme moment to declare "We are Christians. Jesus is
risen, we can eat pig." Do they do that in England too?

Chocolate bunnies are more common than chocolate eggs, as the centerpiece
candy-gift for kids. Some families do (used to, anyway) the panorama
sugar-eggs but I think that's more German. There are some very German towns
in Texas and lots of them in the MidWest. Can anyone confirm those as more
common there? I could be wrong.

Sandra

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I have a fairly new tradition of baking a lemon meringue pie for dh for Easter dinner.  I use deceased mil's recipe, which started with a box of Jello lemon pudding.  She wrote on the box the changes that she makes.  We like it TART!
 
Mary Ellen
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Be patient with your spouse, co-workers, and friends.
Everywhere, take your time.

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<snip>Can anyone confirm those as more common there? 
 
I am getting tired of all these candy holidays!  Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, Christmas, then all those birthday parties in-between!  Unfortunately, I can't seem to quite let go.  My dd's each have a very special, tiny, Easter basket from grandma.  This year I bought little bottles of lotion, lip balm, sugarless gum, and a silly putty (egg shaped - these seem to be more prominent in the stores at Easter time).  Then I felt like they would be disappointed if there was no chocolate.  So I went to a candy store that had some tiny foil wrapped chocolates shaped like flowers, bunnies, and baseballs and got a few for each.  (The store did have lots of chocolate bunnies and chocolate eggs.  Jelly beans are very popular too.  The grocery stores all have big bags of egg shaped candy bars - snickers, etc.) 
 
We also dye hard boiled eggs and blown-out egg shells and hide them in the back yard.  So we eat lots of eggs this time of year!  We all love the dying, hiding, and hunting part.
 
Also, Easter is one time of the year when LOTS of people who normally don't go to church will go to a service.  Most churches add an extra service or two because of the crowds.
 
Mary Ellen in the USA
PS.  maybe I get so annoyed about 'candy holidays' because I'm not the one getting the chocolate.  :-)

Vaughnde Edwards

Thats interesting. I never heard of that one before.  To me, Good Friday is a day to spend in fellowship with brothers and sisters in Christ and share in the time together our love for what Jesus has done for us and what He has asked us to do for Him in loving or helping those around us.
 
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Subject: [Unschooling-dotcom] Easter Cake

Is it an American tradition to have a special cake at Easter?
Do you also give chocolate eggs?

I remeber as kid mum giving us hard boiled eggs to paint.  We would
usually paint faces on them.  We always got a chocolate egg or 2 as
well - actually we got a *lot* of chocolate eggs as we had lots of
aunties and uncles who had no children of their own........

My father would not allow us to hang washing on the line on Good
Friday, he told us the blood of Christ would drip on it.

marianne



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I have a fairly new tradition of baking a lemon meringue pie for dh for Easter dinner.  I use deceased mil's recipe, which started with a box of Jello lemon pudding.  She wrote on the box the changes that she makes.  We like it TART!
 
Mary Ellen
Give plenty of time to your children.
Be patient with your spouse, co-workers, and friends.
Everywhere, take your time.

Johanna

I grew up in a Greek Orthodox home and easter eggs were always red to signify the washing of Christ's blood and the rebirth. My grandmother would dye several dozen. People would greet one another "Christos Anesti" (Christ is risen) and respond with "Alithos Anesti" (indeed, He is risen!). Lamb was the traditional meal, served with an egg rich bread similar to challah, baked with an egg inside. fireworks were also a common occurence. The church would set them off at midnight during the service. There was much wonder and excitement!
 
Johanna
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In a message dated 4/12/01 10:00:00 PM, tonitoni@... writes:

<< Is it an American tradition to have a special cake at Easter?
Do you also give chocolate eggs? >>

The cakes are special at Easter, but it's not traditional for all families to
have them.  There are molds shaped like a lamb.  They even sit up, like
they're kneeling (what's that position in animals called?  Still upright but
"knees bent"?)

I think a stronger American Easter tradition is to eat ham for Easter dinner.
  It's like the supreme moment to declare "We are Christians.  Jesus is
risen, we can eat pig."  Do they do that in England too?

Chocolate bunnies are more common than chocolate eggs, as the centerpiece
candy-gift for kids.  Some families do (used to, anyway) the panorama
sugar-eggs but I think that's more German.  There are some very German towns
in Texas and lots of them in the MidWest.  Can anyone confirm those as more
common there?  I could be wrong.

Sandra




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dawn

I think the reason ham is traditional at easter is because it is a cured
meat and therefore it is likely to be around by the end of
winter/beginning of spring when game is scarce or hunting of
pregnant/breeding game is out of bounds....

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dawn h-s
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Okayyyyy, this is weird, but I was just telling my husband about your sig
line, Dawn, and how it cracked me up. And then, ta-da! here it is again. So,
my husband's question is, do you get to wear the goat head during the
ceremonies?

Valerie in Tacoma, with no serious input to the discussions

dawn

> line, Dawn, and how it cracked me up. And then, ta-da! here it is again. So,
> my husband's question is, do you get to wear the goat head during the
> ceremonies?
>
naw....i let one of the kids do that....goat hair makes me itch.
dhs

Nanci and Thomas Kuykendall

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>
> I think a stronger American Easter tradition is to eat ham for
Easter dinner.
> It's like the supreme moment to declare "We are Christians.
Jesus is
> risen, we can eat pig." Do they do that in England too?



Sandra

I havent lived in England for a long long time, but Ham is more a
Christmas tradition, if I remember rightly. Tracy, perhaps you can
answere this one. Here in New Zealand, and I think England is prety
much the same - the only *tradition* are chocolate eggs and hot cross
buns. Oh yes, and in NZ all the shops (except the corner shops)
close on Good Friday. The only other day all the shops close for the
whole day is Christmas day.

Marianne

Tracy Oldfield

> 
> I think a stronger American Easter tradition is to
eat ham for 
Easter dinner. 
> It's like the supreme moment to declare "We are
Christians. 
Jesus is 
> risen, we can eat pig." Do they do that in England
too?



Sandra

I havent lived in England for a long long time, but Ham
is more a 
Christmas tradition, if I remember rightly. Tracy,
perhaps you can 
answere this one. Here in New Zealand, and I think
England is prety 
much the same - the only *tradition* are chocolate eggs
and hot cross 
buns. Oh yes, and in NZ all the shops (except the
corner shops) 
close on Good Friday. The only other day all the shops
close for the 
whole day is Christmas day.

Marianne 

Ham is more traditional for Boxing Day, I think,
presumably for the reasons mentioned before, about
being cured and therefore available... The shops close
here for Easter Sunday, not Good Friday. Hot cross
buns, now there's a tradition I can live with! I saw a
headline for a piece in the newspaper, some clergy-
person lamenting the fact that Christmas is the bigger
celebration now, even though Easter's the bigger
'miracle.' The thing is that so many of the traditions
for both holidays are ones co-opted from Pagan
celebrations, eggs and spiced buns from Oestra,
evergreens and carolling from Yule... Yule needs to be
a bigger party, to raise people's spirits in the depths
of Winter, with Easter, Spring's on it's way so it's
not so necessary to get drunk and light candles and
fires...

Oh, the traditional cake for Easter is called Simnel
cake, I've no idea what's in it or how different it is
to any other kind of cake...

Tracy

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Sorry, I don't know why my message got sent 3 times. Maybe Friday the
13th?

Mary Ellen
Give plenty of time to your children.
Be patient with your spouse, co-workers, and friends.
Everywhere, take your time.

Nanci and Thomas Kuykendall

>I am getting tired of all these candy holidays! Valentine's Day, Easter, Halloween, Christmas, then all those birthday parties in-between! >Mary Ellen

Hey Mary Ellen,
We got some wonderful baskets from my inlaws yeaterday. They had not a sweet in sight, but a nice new outfit for each, stuffed bunnies (they give them every year), and a few little cars and trucks. The boys were very happy with all of it, even the baskets. The carry their things around in the litle baskets, went to bed with the bunnies and went everywhere, even the shower, with their new vehicles. Maybe it is because of our older boy's allergies that they leave out the sweets, but either way it was appreciated.

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Well. since I started this whole thing....
Tomorrow I will attempt my first "resting lamb" cake. It will be a red
velvet with cream cheese frosting....
I hope it works...
I'm going to have the kids dye coconut green for grass to put around it.
Wish me luck!
Thanks for all the suggestions...
Darn I couldn't find a good fudge cake recipe to use. :)
A

tonitoni@... wrote:

> >
> > I think a stronger American Easter tradition is to eat ham for
> Easter dinner.
> > It's like the supreme moment to declare "We are Christians.
> Jesus is
> > risen, we can eat pig." Do they do that in England too?
>
> Sandra
>
> I havent lived in England for a long long time, but Ham is more a
> Christmas tradition, if I remember rightly. Tracy, perhaps you can
> answere this one. Here in New Zealand, and I think England is prety
> much the same - the only *tradition* are chocolate eggs and hot cross
> buns. Oh yes, and in NZ all the shops (except the corner shops)
> close on Good Friday. The only other day all the shops close for the
> whole day is Christmas day.
>
> Marianne
>
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Nanci,
I am not a great fan of holidays.....
They are way overdone in my opinion.
I do get candy, and I usually try to get things that the kids will really use for their baskets...
Paper, pads, crayons, pens ect....
They are very happy....
It doesn't matter really....
I try not to overdo.... not on anything...
A

A

Guess what... I could not find any jelly beans when I was out....? I
was very surprised.
I did not mind though. I got gummy bears, red hots, and a few other
things at the grocery store to fill plastic eggs.
Ann

dawn

:) So now you all know


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> LOL! Dawn! Too funny.
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Nanci,
I am not a great fan of holidays.....
They are way overdone in my opinion.
I do get candy, and I usually try to get things that the kids will really use for their baskets...
Paper, pads, crayons, pens ect....
They are very happy....
It doesn't matter really....
I try not to overdo.... not on anything...
A





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> PS. maybe I get so annoyed about 'candy holidays' because I'm not the
> one getting the chocolate. :-)

Sounds to me like YOU need a new tradition! In my family everyone, adults and
children, gets gifts in the stocking at Christmas and goodies suitable to
their taste in the Easter basket. This applies to anyone, adult or child, who
will be waking up there on the holiday morning, family or not.

:-) Diane

Juli

<In my
> family everyone, adults and
> children, gets gifts in the stocking at Christmas
> and goodies suitable to
> their taste in the Easter basket.

Right, us too! Dh fills my stocking/basket and I fill
his. The Easter Bunny and Santa Claus KNOW we've been
good all year! ;)


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