question a/b koshrut

[marybourg]

1. I'm sure there are many different

explanations and I'm no talmud scholar but because there's usually a paucity of responses here, I'll take a stab at it: The injunction against steeping a calf . . . etc. can be thought of as a metaphor for the actual injunction: Don't Mix Meat and Milk . The legume thing, I think, is because legumes can, like leavening, cause bread to rise.