From the Kitchen of Crabbie Abner

Being an east coast crab, I’ve not only enjoyed my fair share of Amish food, but I’ve also had the opportunity to sample treats related to the Jewish. I went to school with kids of the Jewish faith, and attended a number of Bar and Bat Mitzvahs, and they do like their sweets.

Chanukah celebration food, though, centers around the fried variety, which I love but don’t eat too often. The oil the food is fried in is representative of the oil used during the rededication ceremony of a desecrated temple that was won back.

The Jews did not have enough time to prepare the amount of oil they needed to...