Haleq (referred to as Silan the rest of the year).

Pour boiling water over dates, and mix them well. Soak for 2-3 hours. Strain the mixture into another pot. Repeat the process of soaking and draining with the remaining dates. Now the sweetness of the dates is transferred into the liquid- and the dates can be discarded. Let the liquid simmer on a very low flame until a third of the liquid evaporates. Let the liquid cool, and then refrigerate.

Jose

	Grind walnuts (till slightly coarse) not too fine. When you eat the Haroseth on Pesah, mix the Haleq and Jose (walnuts) at the time.
	Can be served with Massah and romaine lettuce.

Massah Cake - from Israel
Ingredients:
8 Massahs
2 tsp. Coffee mixed with
1 cup hot water
2 sticks soft butter or margarine
½ cup sugar
4 oz. Ground cooking chocolate
1-2 liqueur

Break the Massah into small pieces (1 inch square approx.) And pour the hot coffee over it. Mix well.Cream the soft butter/margarine together with the sugar, the ground chocolate and the liqueur. When all ingredients are well mixed, combine them with the Massah and transfer into a square dish.

Decorate with 2-3 tbsp. ground chocolate and 2 tbsp. ground walnuts.

Refrigerate overnight. Cut into diamond shaped pieces and serve.

Georgian Haleq (Haroseth) - Traditional Georgian Dish Ingredients:
1 cup walnuts
½ cup filberts
1 cup almonds
½ cup roasted peanuts
1 cup dates
1 cup raisins
2 ripe bananas
2 red delicious apples
1½ tsp. cardamom
1 tsp. ginger
1 tsp. pepper

Grind the walnuts, filberts, almonds and peanuts together with the dates and the raisins in a meat grinder or food processor. Mash the bananas and combine into the mixture together with the peeled and grated apples. Mix well and add all the spices. Refrigerate.
Note: The taste only develops fully on the second day, as such, prepare it at least one day in advance.

Koukhi - Jewish Georgian Dish
Ingredients:
1 large pk. coriander (Chinese parsley)
1 cup ground walnuts
3 cloves garlic
½ cup water
4 tbsp. lemon juice
½ - ¾ tsp. salt

In a food processor, chop the coriander and the garlic and blend with water. Combine the remaining ingredients and mix well.

Serve as relish.

Holidays:
Rosh Hashanah - Apples in Sugar
Yom Kippur Eve - Hgeeghee (Hriri) drink
Hanukkah - Cheese Sambusak, Dairy Dessert
Purim - Persian Halvah, Sambusak, Shabakya, Zangoolah.
Passover - Jose & Haleq, Massah Cake, Georgian Haleq, Koukhi.
Shavu'oot - Kahi, Shelkenei.
9th of Ab - (Se'uddah Mafseqeth) Kitchri