At Troy Police Department, Pudding Symbolizes Goodwill

The Turkish American Society of Michigan recently presented the employees and officers with Noah's Pudding – a traditional dessert served to neighbors as a gesture of thanksgiving and goodwill.

The dessert, also called Ashura, is made out of wheat, white beans, chick peas, dried apricots, walnuts, raisins, orange, pomegranate, apple, dried figs, sugar and water and is commonly given to neighbors to commemorate Noah's Ark and the Great Flood.

"When Noah landed after the flood, people got out and were so thankful to God that they grabbed all the grains and fruits that they had and made a pudding in thanksgiving to God," Andy Breidenich, public information officer for the , said Friday morning after finishing a bowl of pudding. "This kind of symbolizes that thanksgiving."

The Turkish American Society of Michigan is a non-profit organization devoted to cultivating friendship and promoting a better understanding of diverse cultures through dialog and exchange of information.