What do people put in charoses and why?
Answer
Charoses is supposed to remind you of the mortar used for the bricks. One of the ingredients used is apples to remind us of the apple trees the woman gave birth under in Mitzrayim (Shir HaShirim 8:5). In Pesachim 116. and Tosafos there also mentions ginger and cinnamon to represent the straw and clay used in Mitzrayim.
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