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in oven at 200 degrees for 10 minutes.  When cool, place meat on a piece of masking, sticky side up and paint with amber glass stain.  Sprinkle on brown terrarium sand, then paint again.  This will give meat a roasted look.  When dry, glue meat on platter.
    Pour very small amount of resin into paper cup and add a touch of amber transparent dye.  Add catalyst and stir thoroughly.  With toothpick, drizzle a bit of catalyzed mixture into platter around meat.  Sprinkle carrot slices into this with potatoes and prunes.  Arrange with toothpick, adding more resin mixture, if needed.  Allow to harden undisturbed overnight.
Foods With A Heritage
Jewish cooking traditions are based 
on dietary laws established nearly
2000 years ago

APRIL 1986
Photo by Mary Eccher
CHOLENT WITH CARROT TSIMMES
by Mary Eccher
Tools and Materials
Fimo --- rosewood, ochre, transparent,
terra cotta, black, orange
Resin and catalyst
Crochet cotton
Brown terrarium sand
Amber glass stain
Amber transparent dye
Paper cup, toothpicks, stirring stick
Miniature platter
X-Acto knife
    Knead piece of rosewood Fimo, then roll small oval shape. For fat, tint transparent Fimo with bit of ochre, then roll out until very thin on a flat surface.  Wrap piece of fat around meat.  Tie two small lengths of crochet cotton around meat and cut ends off at bottom.  Reshape meat if necessary.  For carrot slices, roll thin snake of orange Fimo about 1/8 inch diameter (Slice with X-Acto knife after baking).  For potatoes, use transparent Fimo, tinted slightly with ochre.  Roll snake about 1/8 inch diameter and cut irregular pieces with X-Acto knife.  For prunes, darken terra cotta Fimo with a bit of black and roll tinny irregular balls.  Texture each with fingernails or back edge of blade of X-Acto knife.  Bake all "ingredients"
CASTING RESIN
For detailed modeling compound instructions, please read the following articles
in "Mary's Menus":
1)  All About Polymer Clays                                         2)  All About Resins
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