On Tue, 14 Jul 2015 07:37:35 -0700 (PDT), Helpful person
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>On Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at 9:41:36 AM UTC-4, Boron Elgar wrote:
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>> Except, of course, cholent is not the same as making a brisket. I
>> never put a brisket in my cholent. And I never put beans in with my
>> brisket.
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>Just because you don't use brisket or beans doesn't mean that a large number of Ashkenazi jews don't. They are both common ingredients. Potato is also usually included.
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>http://www.richardfisher.com

You miss the point. One can easily make a cholent with no brisket and
one can easily make a brisket that does not resemble cholent.