Sukkot was abundantly fun!

The kids had all of Sukkot off, so that means fun, fun, fun!! And some craziness; I'm not going to lie. Especially so soon after YK. The next few posts will be about all that fun. And craziness.

With Sukkot comes a lot of great tiyulim (trips) and events around Jerusalem. Fortunately, most of them involve food. Because you might not be eating enough during the chaggim (even now, I know not to complain...no three day yomtov here! I'll also try not to gloat.), and because food in Israel is fun!

Tis the season for a delicious treat involving chocolate, marshmallow fluff and a cookie buried beneath the goo. These are such fragile delights, they are made only during the late fall through the winter. Sunshine and Crembo's are completely incompatible. They require a cool touch as well as an eating preference.
The first order of business is choosing your Crembo at the makolet. Clearly some did not survive through transport. They look genetically challenged, or at least squeezed by some passing child. Or it looks like it tried unsuccessfully to back out of my garage in Atlanta and hit the garbage bin even though it was warned that it would be a tight fit requiring better navigation than the Titanic. Like my car, that I miss (especially with winter rain coming…but I digress). Back to choosing your gooey goodness.
You want an upright Crembo, standing tall as a cylinder with a gently curved top. This enables you to eat it the way you want. While the possibilities are endless, here are the ways we do it:
With abandon: just bite in and finish it off. While one bite is possible, you mom will probably only buy you one. What’s the use of finishing it so quickly? And is that enough kavanah and kavod for the sugar rush coming your way?

Thank you, dear Lord, for this chocolate we are about to receive. Amen.

By layers: eat off the entire chocolate shell without disturbing the cookie foundation or, (extreme Crembo challenge) the marshmallow inside. For this procedure to be considered a success, the original shape must be retained.
Cookie first: this approach is usually taken by those who psychotically eat the bottom of an ice cream cone first, but without the drips. There may not be drips, but trust me, the goo will get you.

Crembo innerds...

Did I mention these are pareve, so can be eaten anytime?
Crembo, I will digest you!