Lemon Pig
Another ornament on our
Easter table was a pig made from a lemon. Why a pig? Frankly, I have
no idea! Maybe because spring is the time when new pigs are born, or
because pork is such an important staple in the Polish diet. There
might even be a Slavic pagan tale that has been lost to time. Besides
liking the spring-pig idea, I see this as a thank you to the Crone
goddess (the sow is sacred to Cerridwen) and a reminder that though
spring is here now, winter will return.
This one is also a fun and super-easy
project for kids.
You will need:
A whole lemon
4 toothpicks
2 bay leaves
2 whole cloves
Decide which end of your lemon (nose or
stem) looks more like a pig's snout. That will be your pig's face.
Push the whole cloves into the lemon's peel to form eyes. Break the
bay leaves crosswise, and save the point ends (away from the stems)
for ears. Slightly above the eyes, cut two small slits into the peel,
and slip the bay leaf points into them (point side facing out). Turn
your pig belly-side up, and poke the four toothpicks in to serve as
its "legs". You'll want to put the legs on a slight
diagonal so they can balance the pig.
Your lemon pig makes another cute
table-item and can later be used to squeeze on fish or other food
items as appropriate.
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