Happy Hanukkah?

[conuly]

I was wondering and wondering what I should make for dinner today when I realized - Hey! I've got potatoes! And it's probably Hanukkah already! LATKES!

So I'm not Jewish. It's not strictly a Jewish food. It's an Eastern European one that, by virtue of being fried and yummy, got incorporated into Hanukkah customs sometime after the potato was brought to Europe in the first place.

I've got a quick poll now on the subject of Hanukkah, because I'm curious:

[Poll #1100530]

I really only posted this because I've been waiting for months to post all about teetotum and I felt I should wait until Hanukkah to do so. I found that information (corroborated elsewhere) to be really cool... though finding out that there is such a thing as Sufganiyah definitely comes in a close second! This is *almost* enough to make me decide to convert, but I'm not interested in the religious things, just an excuse to eat yummy fried foods (and dress up on Purim and shout, but that's another holiday).

Comments

[peebs1701.livejournal.com]

I think Chanukkah starts tonight at sundown.

[conuly]

Has started, you mean, and I kinda already knew that. *blush*

[peebs1701.livejournal.com]

It wasn't sundown yet on the West coast. :)

[l33tminion]

Note that despite my answers starting with "I'm Jewish", I don't consider myself to be Jewish. However, I was raised Jewish, so I feel that's close enough for the purpose of these questions.

[conuly]

Fair enough.

[peaceofpie.livejournal.com]

Here are some of my informed Jewish opinions!
http://peaceofpie.livejournal.com/567152.html

[peebs1701.livejournal.com]

I think Chanukkah starts tonight at sundown.

[conuly]

Has started, you mean, and I kinda already knew that. *blush*

[peebs1701.livejournal.com]

It wasn't sundown yet on the West coast. :)

[l33tminion]

Note that despite my answers starting with "I'm Jewish", I don't consider myself to be Jewish. However, I was raised Jewish, so I feel that's close enough for the purpose of these questions.

[conuly]

Fair enough.

[peaceofpie.livejournal.com]

Here are some of my informed Jewish opinions!
http://peaceofpie.livejournal.com/567152.html