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The Lettuce

The lettuce symbolizes the bitter enslavement of our fathers in Egypt. The leaves of romaine lettuce are not bitter, but the stem, when left to grow in the ground, turns hard and bitter . . .

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Reader Comments

Posted: Nov 27, 2007

Romaine lettuce

"Wash each of the leaves separately, checking very carefully for insects. "
Rinse the bugs off with garlic vinegar, it works so well that I dont even worry about them any more.

Posted By Ryan H.

Posted: Apr 10, 2008

Re above: make sure the vinegar is the kosher for Passover kind.

Posted By Frayda, Bklyn, NY

Posted: June 16, 2008

lettuce

when you do wash the lettuce make aure that you wash it in a cleaned out sink so that nothnng gets on it! ta ta

Posted By Emma, london, England

Posted: Jan 18, 2009

lettuce

make sure you check for insects when your washing the lettuce

Posted By lauren, lincolnshire, horncastle

Posted: Apr 8, 2009

RomaineLettuce

We used parsely when I was growing up.

Posted By BosheRivka, Newport Beach, CA

Posted: Mar 25, 2010

Parsley

Yes, parsley is a pretty common seder thing.

Posted By Max, Fredericton, NB/Canada

Posted: Mar 27, 2010

maror or marror?

This is great information and huge help, thanks so much!

One question though... Is there a reason why maror/marror is spelled differently, sometimes even in the same sentence?

Posted By Wendy Banuelos, Whitesville, KY

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