[Avodah] : Re: Gebrochts

[Micha Berger]

On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 12:14:06PM +0100, Rn Chana Luntz wrote:
: Anyhow, my husband was busy wondering out loud on seventh night how they
: managed in the days before freezers - and one of the old timers at the meal
: said that she remembered in India they used to hang up the matzos, and then
: when it was time to eat them they used to soak them in water to make them
: edible!  

I think they baked their own in the middle of Pesach. The notion of
needing a matzah bakery with a special oven is new to Sepharadim. I have
eidus that this is what was the norm in Yemen -- which is off topic,
but does avoid any implication about pragmatically requiring gebrochts.

Think how Middle Eastern breads are made: You could heat up a KLP pan or
a rock and throw dough on it.

:-)BBii!
-Micha

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