Using A Mortar

Women grinding grain in a mortar. The hole for receiving the grain was in the center of the upper millstone, and in the operation of grinding the lower stone was filed and the upper stone turned by means of a handle. The meal came out at the edges and was collected on a cloth spread under the mill on the ground.

Keywords

mortar, millstones

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Cooking and Dining, Groups of Women, Life and Customs in Ancient Israel, Gristmills

Source

A Dictionary of the Holy Bible (: , ) 101

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