Today is April 19, 2024 / /
Today is April 19, 2024 / /
FROM AOL: Planning on serving pumpkin pie next week for Thanksgiving? You might want to find a back up — maybe pecan pie, or some spicy gingerbread. What’s wrong with pumpkin pie? Nothing — except that there aren’t any pumpkins available this year. Rainy conditions in the midwest this fall have washed out the pumpkin Continue Reading »
For the longest time, BLUE RIDGE FARMS had rabbinical supervision. Apparently that is no longer the case. The new owners of the company have said that they are self certifying as kosher. In the past, the company made non kosher products as well as kosher and that was why careful rabbinic supervision was needed. No Continue Reading »
FROM RABBI EIDLITZ on the left coast: Dr. Pepper is introducing a new flavor, Berry Bonkers, which is kosher and pareve. Effective immediately, corn tortillas manufactured by Walsroder Packaging Group, a.k.a. Bayer of Willowbrook, IL, are no longer certified by the cRc even when bearing the cRc on the label. In response to consumer questions, Continue Reading »
All of the KFC’s in Israel are going kosher: International fast food chain taking steps to turn its branches in Israel kosher, including replacing milk-powder chicken coating with kosher soy-powder coating, said to be identical in taste Going kosher pays, as international fast food chain Kentucky Fried Chicken has learned, and is now taking steps Continue Reading »
The newest issue of Kashrus Magazine, in an article about possible insect infestation of raisins, had this to say at one point in the article: “… A leading Brooklyn posek told his congregation that if foods were cooked or baked with raisins, they (editor’s note: ie, the food) may be eaten, but the raisins must Continue Reading »
Recently, we spent ten days as a guest at Long Island Jewish Hospital. During that time, we had the distinct displeasure of eating from the kosher menu. Hey, of course we ate from the kosher menu- we keep kosher. But it was a distinct displeasure. One day we got a meat meal for lunch (instead Continue Reading »
KAJ has announced that any and all raisins are off limits due to incredible levels of bug infestation. Wow, that was a kick in the pants. The USDA has a list of permitted “defects” allowed in food stuff. Read bugs and the stuff they leave behind as “defects.” Obviously, the level of defect in kosher Continue Reading »
The following fish are trefe. They are actually forms of cat fish and they have hit the market under a whole host of innocuous names. Do not eat: Basa Tra China Sole River Cobbler Basa Catfish Bocourti Bocourti Fish Bocourti Catfish Swai Sutchi Catfish Striped Catfish
February 27, 2008 Solomon’s Ground Buffalo Brands: Solomon’s Products: Ground Buffalo (UPC #0-53390-06103-8) Company: Blackwing Bison Meats, Inc. – Antioch, IL Issue: The Orthodox Union certifies and wholly stands by Solomon’s Ground Buffalo meat and all of Solomon’s Finest Glatt Kosher Meats (fresh and frozen) are Glatt kosher. A limited amount of frozen non-kosher meat Continue Reading »
The following just came in from the London Bet Din: Irish Whiskey should only be consumed if it has a Hechsher or has been Rabbinically approved. The following brands are now approved: Midleton Powers Paddy Jameson Tullamore Dew The LBD continues to allow all types of Scotch Whisky. LBD Kashrut Division www.kosher.org.uk
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