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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I'm way behind on reading Avodah at the moment, but
this caught my eye.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Could it be that kol being yafeh for besamim and
not for winemaking has something to do with the different nature of the tasks
involved and refers to the effect on the winemaker or apothecary, rather than on
the product? When you are concocting a complex formula like a ketoret,
which is a relatively short process, it may be good for you to repeat the
'recipe' as you work, saying it out loud so that you don't forget the
ingredients, the amounts and the order of execution. When you are making
wine, which takes months and does not involve a lot of ingredients,talking
might just be a distraction and mean that you end up failing to notice something
like the stage of fermentation, or when you should decant the wine, or similar
steps that rely more on the eye or smell, and not on memory. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Just a thought.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Kol tuv,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Simi Peters</FONT></DIV>
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