Archives for Temmuz 2010

EFE’S FIRST AGE COOKIES

Efe’s first age cookies…

COOKIES FOR HENNA NIGHTS

The henna night is a special day for Turkish bride-to-be; some night similar to the bachelorette parties. Turkish bride-to-be get together with female friends and family members a couple of days before their wedding to celebrate.
There are many different traditions about dying hands with a piece of henna, but most interesting part is when everyone sings together to get the bride-to-be to cry. The folk songs sang together mention about mom’s and dad’s most beloved leaving her home. The dress is special for the girl: a red dress with a red veil – therefore the cookie in such design.
How henna dyes hand is as follows: it is kneaded with water, placed on a tray or special basket full of red veils-surrounded by candles…and brought to the room in company of the young girls attending the party. When it is time to dye the hand of bride-to-be, she usually does not open her hand until her mother-in-law places a piece of gold in her hand. Only after then the hand is opened and henna is placed in her palm.
After the henna ceremony, a party is held with music to enjoy.
Recently, henna nights have become traditional also in high society (it was popular in villages before)- I did give such a party, but I might have done it had I married these years. Just for fun.

TOOTH SHAPED COOKIES

everone loves these cookies, the tooth shaped ones

do you??

HANDS CARRYING WEDDING BANDS

Anoter simple cookie to decorate. Cut the fondant in hand shape and use an embosser…add a ring to one of the fingers and paint in gold. Here is a hand with wedding ring…Below is another version with diamond ring!! 🙂