Hanukkah Coins Premium Jigsaw Puzzle

Lydiagintn, would you please explain to me what the Hanukkah coins are used for. And, if I didn't say it yesterday, happy Hanukkah to you. Also, why the difference in Hanukkah and Chanukkah?

Hi nlb! The coins are called gelt in Hebrew. For Chanukah, we give the chocolate ones wrapped in foil. We give gelt (real coins! ) as gifts. The chocolate ones look just like Israeli money. Some kids play the dreidel game with gelt, but most use pennies, raisins, nuts, etc. Dreidel is a "gambling" game that originated thousands of years ago during times of persecution (ALL the time! lol). Jews would study Torah in secret and when they heard someone coming, they would hide the Torah and bring out the dreidel and coins and say they had gotten together to gamble! Now, it's a Chanukah game! There is no difference in the spellings of Chanukah, which is, of course, a Hebrew word and has no English spelling. We say that it's ok as long as it has 8 letters to represent the 8 nights. The first night

Sorry...The first night this year is Dec. 16. It changes every year because it follows the Hebrew calendar which is lunar, On the Hebrew calendar, it's always on 25 Kislev. Thanks for your interest! I greatly appreciate the chance to explain our traditions.

Now that I read your answer, I think I asked the same question last year! I know someone explained it to me in the not-terribly-distant past. After asking a couple more years, I might remember and not need to ask again! Thank you for your time and the lessons.

You always find the best quotes, thanks for your diligence to find new ones for us all the time! Hope today is cooler for you! We're even having a 'heat wave' (lol), it got up to 50 today!

We're supposed to have a heatwave of up to 50 this weekend, lol. Wishing for the best comfort for everyone in whatever climate you're in.

I often reminded my kids when they were young and complained about the cold or snow that they REALLY didn't know what snow WAS unless they grew up in New England. The winter of 1947, Mass. had 145 inches of snow that season and I don't recall missing any school. But, elem. schools in Mass. were everywhere...each neighborhood had a school, which is probably why the state has often been called "TAXachusetts"!!!

Little hugs to you all, too hot for big ones lol. I'll leave them for winter. :)

Blowing kisses for you who are sweltering.

Well the least you could do Pixi, is bottle up some of that snow and send it our way hehehehe. Hugs.

Yes. It looked like it was going to miss us again and then yesterday it started and we now have a winter wonderland as it was very sticky snow. My husband's school is closed so I am relieved he is home and safe.
Sending cool breezes your way, Aussie.

Kiss :) and hugs.

I'll take both and double the blown kisses your way.
Don't worry. I don't cook with garlic.

LOL

Jingles I looked it up & it says will keep 3 days if theres a gap where your stick enters. It also says if you seal around the sticks entry point with candy, caramel or chocolate then 2 weeks but have seen stated up to 2 1/2 weeks. The trick is you have to prevent as much oxygen getting to the inside of the apple as you can so seal it good.
Maybe some others that have made ahead of time will have some tips.

My husband says it should be ok. He knows about these things:)

Just Googled your question and found that 2-2 1/2 weeks in the refrigerator seems to be the answer. One week out of the refrigerator. Good luck!

Two things. I never made caramel apples.
Apples without caramel wouldn't keep that long so I'm doubtful but if a complete seal woould do it then make the hole with the stick, take out the stick and put caramel in the hole then put the stick back.

Jingles I posted what I found out about the caramel apples on yesterdays puzzle of the Hanukkah gold coins & there were some other posts as well. Did you see the posted comments yet?

That's what I think, too, but I never made them. I've done candied apples tho.