[Sca-cooks] Matzoh flavors

[Robin Carroll-Mann]

> Sort of. Shmurah ("guarded") matzoh is kept under observation from the
> moment the wheat is harvested, through grinding, and through baking,
> to make sure that it is never in contact with water or leavening
> agents for longer than a grand total of 18 minutes. I'm not entirely
> sure of the significance of 18 minutes (it's said that the flour
> begins to "ferment" in that time, but we all know that's not the
> case).
> Avraham

Maybe because 18 is Chai (life)?


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