"BTW Rabbi Sperber in Minhagei Yisrael volume 2 page 136 understands this
minhag as derivative from a minhag in the yerushalmi to eat b'tahara
during that time period. Since pat akum was likely to be mkabeil tuma
it would be avoided (supports my earlier feeling that we kept the form
and missed the substance)<br>
KT<br>
Joel Rich"<br><br>Indeed. The Shelah wrote that to protect from tumah, some would only eat pas made with fruit juice and not water. Not sure whether that was in Europe where he spent most of his life or from the mysticism of Israel.His sefer was published after his death.<br clear="all">
<br>-- <br>Martin Brody<br><br>