1 c  -Water

    1/2 c  Oil

      2 tb Sugar

    1/8 ts -Salt

      1 c  Matzo cake meal

      4 lg Eggs

           Peanut oil
           Pistachios; chopped or
           -coarsely ground
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      3 c  Sugar

  1 1/2 c  -Water

      2    Oranges; juice of, up to 3

      1    Lemon; juice of

    3/4 ts Cinnamon

    3/4 ts Cardamom; ground (optional)

  SYRUP: Bring sugar, water, orange juice and lemon juice to a boil in a deep
  saucepan. Cook over low to medium heat until the syrup is thickened and
  clear, about 30 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in the spices.
  Refrigerate
  for 12 to 24 hours for best results.
  LOUKOUMADES: Combine water, oil, sugar and salt in a saucepan and bring to
  a
  boil. Add matzo meal all at one time. Beating all the while, continue to
  cook
  the dough until it pulls away from the sides of the pot and forms a large
  ball.
  Remove from heat and continue mixing for 5 to 10 minutes to help the
  dough to cool to lukewarm. Add eggs one at a time, beating thoroughly
  after each addition.
  Drop by heaping teaspoons into hot oil. They will submerge into the
  oil and then rise. Make sure that they fry n both sides and have a
  uniform golden color. Dip in syrup  and stack on a plate in the shape
  of a mountain. Sprinkle with coarsely ground or chopped pistachio
  nuts.
  * may be made with flour other times of the year