Query for the Clergy

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Mar 24, 2003, 3:24:53 PM3/24/03

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Is it appropriate to eat cross shaped chocolates? Cupcakes? I know we
normally put corsses on our kuli9tch or pascha (cheese) but these are
blessed and we are very very careful about crumbs, etc. when we eat them
in family and communal religious context situations.

I ran across the following and negatively reacted

http://www.sarovpress.com/giftideas1.html

But maybe I'm wrong?

I was thinking that maybe this is something like being careful what you
put an icon on?

AGGreen

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Mar 24, 2003, 4:28:39 PM3/24/03

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Chocolate crosses? Heck, there's an OCA mission in New Jersey that makes a
nice profit for the general treasury selling three-bar chocolate crosses
that are about 8" high. What's wrong with that? Besides, the chocolate used
to make the crosses is better than you can find at the candy store.

Let's not get too carried away with holiness.

Thanks for the Sarov link. I'll add it to my Orthodox web site!

Al

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Alexander Arnakis

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Mar 24, 2003, 9:58:15 PM3/24/03

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At least these aren't molds for making chocolate crucifixes with the
crucfied Christ.

We see chocolate Easter Bunnies everywhere, but I have yet to see a
chocolate crucifix (which, after all, would be a more appropriate
symbol of Easter). But if people put plastic Jesuses (with eyes that
light up) on their car dashboards, can edible Jesuses be far behind?
(This would be a sort of Everyman's Communion....)

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Mar 25, 2003, 3:37:37 AM3/25/03

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Alexander Arnakis wrote:

> At least these aren't molds for making chocolate crucifixes with the
> crucfied Christ.
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> We see chocolate Easter Bunnies everywhere, but I have yet to see a
> chocolate crucifix (which, after all, would be a more appropriate
> symbol of Easter). But if people put plastic Jesuses (with eyes that
> light up) on their car dashboards, can edible Jesuses be far behind?
> (This would be a sort of Everyman's Communion....)

the idea is revolting

AGGreen

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Mar 25, 2003, 8:03:46 AM3/25/03

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Heck, when John Paul II had his rally at Yankee Stadium, vendors were
selling all manner of religious trinkets, including Pope Soap on a Rope for
your morning shower. What could be more gross than lathering up your
whatevers with the pope's fresh scent likeness?

Al

Stradivari1688

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Mar 26, 2003, 2:17:59 AM3/26/03

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>agre...@stny.rr.com wrote:

>Besides, the chocolate used
>to make the crosses is better than you can find at the candy store.

And quite appropriate too. The best chocolate available to the party making
these is the only suitable thing.

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Mar 26, 2003, 3:17:55 AM3/26/03

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Stradivari1688 wrote:

I can't imagining biting into a cross....

The Icon Corner

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Mar 26, 2003, 8:22:15 AM3/26/03

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I have molds for chocolate and cookie cutters in the shape of a Russian
Cross here in my store if anyone is interested.

Nicholas Trahan

AGGreen

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Mar 26, 2003, 9:02:53 AM3/26/03

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Where is your store? Do you have a web site with products listed?

Al

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