Did anyone else here do festive holiday baking this weekend?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.funny. but no, my holiday cooking did not include baking. i slathered a rock cornish hen with maple syrup and stuffed it with matza and onions, stuck it in a slow cooker with sweet potato and carrot slices, and make charoseth (apples, walnuts, a touch of wine, and in my case a touch of hazelnut syrup). the nice thing about a seder is that although we get 10 plagues, no nails are involved.
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genessa
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Apr 21, 2019
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i forgot -- mazta, onions and PRUNES. i knew i was leaving something out.
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Sounds delicious.
@pnwSkeptic it came out great! i wished i had made two instead of sharing one with my guy.
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One pedantic detail. Nails through the palm of the hand won't hold the victim up. The flesh of the palm will tear away and the victim would no longer be hanging on the cross. The nails were inserted through the wrist, making sure they missed the main artery. Only on the feet were they driven through the tarsal bones.
Feeling squeamish?
Petter
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Apr 21, 2019
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According to some historians, the customary method for crucifying people back then was to tie them to the cross. That made for a more agonizing dying process that could take two or three days, since they wouldn't mercifully bleed to death in a few hours.
@pnwSkeptic Rope was far more customary indeed. The person being crucified actually died from asphyxiation, once they became too tired to push up with their feet and breathe.
Then there was the method favoured by Vlad - which, ghastly as it was, probably saved Europe from being overrun by Muslim armies.
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