[Sca-cooks] Bread consumption

[Sharon R. Saroff]

In Jewish law we are told that in order for a meal to be considered a 
"Full" meal-that is a meal that we say one blessing at the beginning and 
the whole grace at the end, it has to have bread.  Bread is mentioned as an 
essential in the Torah.  It was consumed at every meal and there is a lot 
of Talmudic discussion about bread and its effect on the meal and the 
saying of blessings.   In the Jewish home, bread is more than a staple.  It 
is the food of life.

Sindara



At 09:48 AM 1/26/2005 -0500, you wrote:
 >> I'm not saying bread wasn't eaten. I was just wondering if
 >> it were used as an appetizer.
 >
 >Just to make a distinction-- we consider the first things on the table
 >to be appetizers. From what I can tell, the first things that went on
 >the period table were the condiments/staples, such as salt. (In old
 >fashioned diners and homes, the bread and butter still go out on the
 >table first, but one is not expected to eat them as an appetizer, but
 >rather with dinner.) So, one would not be expected to eat your manchet
 >roll or whatever before the food, but with the food.
 >
 >Papa, I'm pretty sure that the evidence supports the idea that bread was
 >served to be eaten with the meal, and that as such it was the first food
 >that was put on the table, but I'm afraid I don't have time to tackle
 >the research for it and write something up right now.
 >
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