SC -Mus, Brei and confusion

[allilyn@juno.com]

Casually looking into a rather limited German dictionary I have handy, I
find Brei to be defined as pap or porridge and Mus to be defined as mash,
pap, jelly or marmalade.   This suggests the usage may be based on the
ingredients being prepared or the style of preparation rather than the
consistency of the dish.  And, as you point out, we don't know how the word
is used colloquially.

Bear

> Thanks, Thomas.  I wonder if the 2 words came about from different
> regions, originally?  In many of our sources, both words were used, but
> they might have been different prior to our manuscripts.  RK says in one
> recipe to strew over a Mus or a Brei, so they must have known what they
> meant, and perceived some sort of difference.  Sigh.
> 
> I said, << I'm getting the idea, from reading the words a lot in context,
> that a
> 'Mus' is thicker than a 'Brei'. >>  but now I think that is reversed. 
> Maybe.
> 
> Regards,
> Allison,     allilyn at juno.com
> 
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