[Avodah] soup

[Micha Berger]

On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 05:02:59AM +0000, kennethgmiller at juno.com wrote:
: I too noticed that he specifically mentioned *salty* olives, *salty*
: pickles, and the like. But if the commonality is dehydration, that makes
: a person want to *drink*, which heads us off in the wrong direction. What
: is accomplished by stimulating the thirst?

The commonality could be things one keeps in the pantry. Before
refrigeration, a lot more of the foods kept around the kitchen were
salted (a/k/a pickled or corned).

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha