| 1 | A family recipe from bonnie stern (cooking school teacher and columnist in the toronto. |
| 2 | "haroset is the fruit and nut paste that is eaten at seders to symbolize the mortar which our ancestors used to do the pharoah"s labour. |
| 3 | My cousin bibs soles learned to make this her father-in-law, my late uncle mike. |
| 4 | He never used to measure the ingredeints and neither does she.." peel and core apples. |
| 5 | Cut in quarters. |
| 6 | Chop in food processor until finely grated. |
| 7 | Transfer to a bowl and stir in lemon juice, if using. |
| 8 | Add nuts to food processor and chop until finely chopped but with a few little chunks of nuts. |
| 9 | Stir into apples. |
| 10 | Add wine slowly - a few tablespoons at a time - until the mixture looks like a paste. |
| 11 | (if you make this ahead, you will probably have to add more wine as mixture thickens slightly on standing). |
| 12 | Makes: about 2 cups |
