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sliced challah
Oct. 3rd, 2007 04:29 pmOne of the interesting side-effects of a 3-day yom tov: it requires the purchase (or baking) of twelve challot for six meals. On the practical level, this means that the stores that usually have plenty of challah run out really quickly.
On an average Friday afternoon at 3:30, the store below my building (not Jewishly owned) still has plenty of challah - and even has a variety to choose from. Today, they had five. Zomicks. Pullapart.
Had I been desperate, maybe.
Thing is, I didn't need challah for motzea. I needed it for French Toast.
So, to the Jewish store down the block. Where they had about three water challahs. Maybe four or five.
And three pre-sliced challahs.
Normally, totally useless, since it has to be whole for the brachah. Which is why the sliced challahs were still there.
The package said, "perfect for French Toast"
And so they are.
I bought two of them.
On an average Friday afternoon at 3:30, the store below my building (not Jewishly owned) still has plenty of challah - and even has a variety to choose from. Today, they had five. Zomicks. Pullapart.
Had I been desperate, maybe.
Thing is, I didn't need challah for motzea. I needed it for French Toast.
So, to the Jewish store down the block. Where they had about three water challahs. Maybe four or five.
And three pre-sliced challahs.
Normally, totally useless, since it has to be whole for the brachah. Which is why the sliced challahs were still there.
The package said, "perfect for French Toast"
And so they are.
I bought two of them.
