Blooms on a Log

Numbers 17:16	And G-d said to Moshe:	וַיְדַבֵּר יְהֹוָה אֶל־מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר׃
17:17	Speak to the children if Israel, and take a staff from the chieftan of each ancestral tribe, twelve staffs, and have each chieftan write his name on his own staff.	דַּבֵּר  אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְקַח מֵאִתָּם מַטֶּה מַטֶּה לְבֵית אָב מֵאֵת כׇּל־נְשִׂיאֵהֶם לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר מַטּוֹת אִישׁ אֶת־שְׁמוֹ תִּכְתֹּב עַל־מַטֵּהוּ׃
17:18	And you shall write Aharon’s name on the staff for the tribe of Levi, because there shall be one staff for the head of each tribe.	וְאֵת שֵׁם אַהֲרֹן תִּכְתֹּב עַל־מַטֵּה לֵוִי כִּי מַטֶּה אֶחָד לְרֹאשׁ בֵּית אֲבוֹתָם׃
17:19	And you shall lay the staffs in the Tent of Meeting before the Testimony, where  I meet with you;	וְהִנַּחְתָּם בְּאֹהֶל מוֹעֵד לִפְנֵי הָעֵדוּת אֲשֶׁר אִוָּעֵד לָכֶם שָׁמָּה׃
17:20	And the staff of the man who whom I will choose will bloom.  And in this way I will stop the complaints that the children of Israel are lodging against you.	וְהָיָה הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר אֶבְחַר־בּוֹ מַטֵּהוּ יִפְרָח וַהֲשִׁכֹּתִי מֵעָלַי אֶת־תְּלֻנּוֹת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר הֵם מַלִּינִם עֲלֵיכֶם׃
17:21	And Moshe spoke to the children of Israel, and all of its tribal leaders gave him their staffs, twelve staffs, plus the staff of Aharon, which was added to their staffs.	וַיְדַבֵּר מֹשֶׁה אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיִּתְּנוּ אֵלָיו  כׇּל־נְשִׂיאֵיהֶם מַטֶּה לְנָשִׂיא אֶחָד מַטֶּה לְנָשִׂיא אֶחָד לְבֵית אֲבֹתָם שְׁנֵים עָשָׂר מַטּוֹת וּמַטֵּה אַהֲרֹן בְּתוֹךְ מַטּוֹתָם׃
17:22	And Moshe lay the staffs before G-d in the Tent of Testimony,	וַיַּנַּח מֹשֶׁה אֶת־הַמַּטֹּת לִפְנֵי יְהֹוָה בְּאֹהֶל הָעֵדֻת׃
17:23	And it was in the morning, when Moshe came to the Tent of Testimony, and he found that the staff belonging to Aharon, of the tribe of Levi, was blooming.  And the blossom had budded, and had produced almonds.	וַיְהִי מִמׇּחֳרָת וַיָּבֹא מֹשֶׁה אֶל־אֹהֶל הָעֵדוּת וְהִנֵּה פָּרַח מַטֵּה־אַהֲרֹן לְבֵית לֵוִי וַיֹּצֵא פֶרַח וַיָּצֵץ צִיץ וַיִּגְמֹל שְׁקֵדִים׃

You’ve heard of ants on a log? Try blooms on a log! Substitute golden raisins for the brown ones, choose the browner golden raisins for the centers! YUM!

Ingredients as shown:

• 1 Celery Stalk
• Nut butter or spread of your choice
• Golden Raisins and Pumpkin seeds (you can substitute almond slivers, but this is what I had)

Tools:

• Knife

Instructions:

1. Trim Celery

2. Fill with peanut butter or spread of your choice.

3. Choosing the larger, paler golden raisins, form flowers. Put the darker ones in the center, cutting crosswise in half if needed. I made half with pumpkin seeds; you can choose one type of flower or make both.

Enjoy!