"Abe" > wrote in message
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> >I remember being served Matzo brei. It was onion matzo crushed up and
>>soaked in water and squeezed dry then eggs added and mixed up and
>>cooked
>>similar to potato pancakes in a pan of hot butter!
> You didn't get the real thing. The matzoh is supposed to be just very
> lightly wetted with hot water, the broken up and allowed to soak in an
> egg and milk mixture for 15 minutes, then fried in a pan with butter.

Yes, I will agree that this way is probably more authentic. I never
heard that one should use HOT water, though.

However, we never made it with milk. Now French Toast we made with milk,
usually. (I omit the water and milk stages in French Toast, and just go
straight to soaking the bread in eggs.)