Passover Food – Rabbit Trail
- Water: A dish of salt water for washing
the hands represented the tears of the slaves.
- Red
Wine: As the feast progressed, their cup would
be refilled four times with RED wine representing the blood.
- The
Lamb:
A one year old male lamb without blemish, roasted and not boiled was to be
eaten without breaking a bone in his body. It was called the “Paschal Lamb” and was
eaten with the bitter herbs. Jesus
was the Lamb of God - Not a bone in Jesus’ body was broken.
- Bitter
herbs
salad consisted of bitter lettuce, chicory or
endive; Today, Jews use grated horseradish or onion, parsley and
watercress. It was symbolic of how
the Egyptians embittered their live during captivity.
- Haroset
sauce
or fruit pulp was grated apples, chopped nuts, sugar, cinnamon and sweet
red wine mashed together into a texture resembling mortar, making a thick
dip. It represents the mortar
of Pharaoh’s building projects.
- Unleavened
bread; Wrapped
in a napkin, there were three wafers of bread such as Matzos; which had a
texture like a cracker. Represented
their quick flight out of bondage.
- Other
dishes;
a hard boiled egg and sweet vegetables also for dipping. NYOBS 5
Lord’s supper
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