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One of the melachot in the process of preparing bread is Losh. The primary example of this melacha is kneading flour and water together to make dough. | |||
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#The three criteria necessary in order to violate the biblical prohibition of Losh are: | #The three criteria necessary in order to violate the biblical prohibition of Losh are: | ||
##there is a mixture of two ingredients, | ##there is a mixture of two ingredients, | ||
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# It is permitted to make a little bit of a thick mixture on Shabbat for immediate consumption. Some say that this only applies to dry ingredients that wouldn't form a dough (''lav bar gibul'') such as matzah meal or roasted grain flour. The amount of what is considered a small amount must be less than what is usually done so that it is clear that this case is different than usual. It can't be more than a meals worth. Also, it must be made for immediate consumption.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 321:14, Hilchot Shabbat Bshabbat v. 1 13:24 p. 714</ref> | # It is permitted to make a little bit of a thick mixture on Shabbat for immediate consumption. Some say that this only applies to dry ingredients that wouldn't form a dough (''lav bar gibul'') such as matzah meal or roasted grain flour. The amount of what is considered a small amount must be less than what is usually done so that it is clear that this case is different than usual. It can't be more than a meals worth. Also, it must be made for immediate consumption.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 321:14, Hilchot Shabbat Bshabbat v. 1 13:24 p. 714</ref> | ||
==Making a | ==Making a Watery Mixture== | ||
#It is permitted to mix solid particles with a lot of liquid if it will result in a very watery mixture such as making baby formula from powder and water. Nonetheless, one must be careful to pour in the liquid at once and not gradually. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata (in new edition 8:29), [[Shabbos]] Kitchen (Rabbi Simcha Cohen, chap 11, pg 147), Menuchat Ahava (vol 2, 9:13, pg 302) </ref> | #It is permitted to mix solid particles with a lot of liquid if it will result in a very watery mixture such as making baby formula from powder and water. Nonetheless, one must be careful to pour in the liquid at once and not gradually. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata (in new edition 8:29), [[Shabbos]] Kitchen (Rabbi Simcha Cohen, chap 11, pg 147), Menuchat Ahava (vol 2, 9:13, pg 302) </ref> | ||
