There are any number of fillings for hamantaschen, but my favorite is still lekvar (prune) filling, which is what I grew up with. I've experimented with any number of other fillings --apricot or peach or strawberry jam are good, but not as good, I think as lekvar -- even with jam I've made myself. I could go from the good (above-mentioned jams) to the bad (an unfortunate recipe for chocolate-poppy filling) to the ugly (peanut butter and jelly) in describing my hamantaschen filling peregrinations. Lekvar may be the old-fashioned classic, but I, who am heading toward a similar status, like it best. —louisez
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