Changes

So eggs are a sign of new life, but it’s clearly linked to Christ’s resurrection this time around.  And that’s it: only three formulas. But then, why do folks put salt, pepper, horseradish, sugar and so on into their baskets, if these foodstuffs are never going to be blessed anyway? Perhaps they are included in the “and all fare” from the second blessing formula, but if so, then technically you could fill your basket with any food you want. And yet, someone or something makes people pick only a few very specific kinds of comestibles. So who or what is it? If it’s not the blessing formulas, then maybe we should look into a source even more authoritative: the Holy Scripture.