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Friday, March 24, 2006

Photo Friday: Lo's Spring


Here's the portent I look for to show me spring has arrived in the Northeast.
Because I am Jewish, I never received these delightful items in baskets for free; I saved my allowance and started buying them as soon as CVS, Woolworth's, and the other candy emporiums of my childhood started putting them out on the counter. Since a lot of that childhood was spent in New England, the availability of the Cadbury creme egg usually occurred significantly before the weather actually got warm. Hence: for me, seeing those eggs on the counter will always make my heart lift. Spring is coming! It is, it is!
If it were up to me, I'd put a Cadbury creme egg on the seder plate. Maybe someday I will.

Edit: It is my passionate interest in comparative religion that makes me joke about this tacky replacement. I would only do it in appreciative company. Also, Passover/Pesach is by far my favorite holiday (American or Jewish) and part and parcel of my joyous reaction to Spring & its Cadbury creme egg harbinger.

7 comments:

Jennifer said...

You beat me to it. The Creme Egg is my spring meter too. Susan actually bought me a case of them this year because I kept complaining that the ones I got last year were all stale and dried out.

Mmmm they are so fresh and creamy.

Marci said...

Damn! You took my idea too!!! I LOVE THOSE! My girl has to monitor me very strictly at the grocery store when those come out!

Sarah and BB said...

Those are soooooo good!

Yummy!

lorem ipsum said...

What a beautiful, original idea.

On that note, I should have included a leg of lamb. That's my spring. Or opening day...

Lo said...

I just want to make clear to everyone that I did not take that photo myself. As Co & I have shared before, we do not own a digital camera. Thusly, we have to be creative about participating in Photo Friday. So while I want all the credit I can get for my idea, the picture was located on a Google Images search (and yes, it's a great one, isn't it??).

J said...

You know....after exploding an egg in my oven one year, and breaking countless numbers the next - I am thinking that the CC Egg is the PERFECT seder plate replacement.

Pesach is my favorite holiday too. Though sometimes I feel like one of the ONLY Jews in my city (although I know there are more out there) it's not like I live in NYC or SF anymore where there are queer/jew populations/temples.

Amanda said...

oooh, i DO love those--although i'm convinced that every cavity i had as a child was probably caused by that very thing. :)