[Sca-cooks] on a personal note...and squid

[Susan Fox-Davis]

Misha wrote:

> Get well Mama Phillipa! And isn't Squid considered treif (or is it just
> shellfish? And am I spelling forbidden wrong in Hebrew?)
>

Squid is a technically a mollosc, it just keeps its shell on the inside
[aka cuttlefish bone].  Therefore it is indeed treif - the word is
transliterated from another alphabet so any old spelling that
gets us to come up with the right pronunciation is OK.
Thanks for caring!

Selene