<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> From: "Chocolate Emporium" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Matzo for Passover Date: Thu, 19 Mar 1998 22:11:30 -0500 Dear Abigail: I think there was some misunderstanding in your e-mail regarding the use of Matzo for Passover. Matzo is the "bread" everyone uses for Passover, not just children. In most orthodox homes (the most religious) adults do not have sweetened matzo. Just the kids or the elderly are allowed this, for instance chocolate covered or egg matzo. The rabbis supervise the making of the matzo and baking of the matzo. It is only allowed to bake for a certain amount of minutes to be considered kosher. There are many laws regarding this. Some recipes for passover include the ingredients: potato starch, matzo meal, cake flour made from matzo meal, and lots of eggs. The matzo products along with the eggs make cakes, casseroles, fritters, stuffings, etc. NONE OF THESE ARE GLUTEN FREE, BUT ALL ARE KOSHER FOR PASSOVER. A little history-- "The Festival of Matzot" commemorates the unleavened bread eaten by the Israelites as they hurriedly fled from Egypt. Pleases clarify your e-mail to reflect that matzo is used by everyone during passover. Eleanor at Chocolate Emporium