What do I do with my etrog?

What do I do with my etrog?

Turn your etrog into decor for next year’s sukkah. Slice and dry the etrog (air dry or low and slow in the oven is the way to go) then string the piece into a garland. Or, keep the etrog on hand for your next Havdalah — simply cover the peel with cloves, like you would an orange, and enjoy the beautiful smell.

What fruit is an etrog?

citrus fruit
The Etrog citron looks like a large, knobby and sometimes ribbed lemon. It is a species of citrus fruit and is related to the Buddah’s Hand. One characteristic of this variety of citrus is a very thick rind and aromatic skin.

How do you dry Esrog?

How to Dry an Etrog (Citron) Fruit and other citrus:

1. Slice your Etrog in as even slices as you can.
2. Spread it out on a baking sheet covered with parchment.
3. Place it in the oven on the lowest setting (mine is 170 F).
4. When your slices are totally dry (before they burn) take them out of the oven.

What do I do with old lulav and etrog?

Having by then dried out, they are used to fuel the fire that burns the chametz found during the final cleaning of home, or as kindling in a wood-fire oven being used to bake matzah. Some also have the tradition of using the dried lulav palm as a broom to sweep up those last bits of hidden chametz.

Can you eat Etrogs?

Etrog skin, when rubbed, is intoxicatingly fragrant, somewhat like a lemon. And although hardly a meal, the thick white pith inside is edible and mildly sweet. Etrog are tricky to grow, especially with the unblemished skin desirable for Sukkot ceremonies.

Can you eat etrog?

Where is etrog grown?

The origin of etrog, or yellow citron (Citrus medica), is unknown, but it was commonly cultivated in the Mediterranean. Today, the fruit is primarily cultivated in Sicily, Corsica and Crete, Greece, Israel and a few of the Central and South American countries.

How do you put cloves in etrog?

Use a skewer, darning needle or toothpick to make a row of 5 or 6 holes in the rind of your etrog. Once you have made the holes, insert the pointed end of a clove into each one. Push the cloves well in so just the ‘head’ of the clove is on the surface. Rinse and repeat!

What is a Pitam?

1. A western Asian tree (Citrus medica var. etrog) having white flowers and sour yellow fruit. 2. The fruit of this tree, used ceremonially in the Jewish festival of Sukkot.

Can you eat lulav?

It’s totally edible, but these are not meant for eating. A rainy first few days of the Jewish Harvest holiday can’t keep the joy of the season away! Happy Sukkot! It’s a Jewish tradition on Sukkot to hold the four species and wave them in the morning for a blessing (or prayer).

What makes an etrog kosher?

An etrog with an intact pitam is considered especially valuable, but varieties that naturally shed their pitam during growth are also considered kosher. When only the stigma breaks off, even post-harvest, the citron can still be considered kosher as long as part of the style has remained attached.

What does the etrog symbolize?

Each species is said to kabbalistically represent an aspect of the user’s body; the lulav represents the spine, the myrtle the eyes, the willow the lips, and the etrog represents the heart.