Instant pudding on Shabbos

Hi,

One may make instant pudding on Shabbos, if:

1. The mixture is dilute, and
2. One changes the normal order of adding ingredients, and
3. One stirs it in an abnormal way.

(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 4:74: Lash 12)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

Mixing cereal for babies on Shabbos

Hi,

One may not create thick mixtures on Shabbos. One who has a great need for cereal for a baby may mix cereal with liquid, assuming that he (1) makes the mixture loose rather than dense, and (2) adds the cereal and liquid in the reverse of the normal order.

(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 4:74: Lash 3)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

Instant drinks on Shabbat

Hi,

One may dissolve powders, like instant cocoa or sugar, in water on Shabbat. The prohibited melachah of lishah only includes creating thick, dough-like mixtures.

(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 4:74: Lash 1)

Have a great day,
Mordechai