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Passover Kosher Nexus Part Two

  1. DAIRY

DOES HARD (AGED) CHEESE NEED PASSOVER CERTIFICATION IF IT IS BOUGHT BEFORE PESAH? Yes.

DOES BUTTER NEED PESAH CERTIFICATION IF BOUGHT BEFORE PESAH? Absolutely not!

CAN I USE AN UNOPENED BOTTLE OF ORGANIC MAPLE SYRUP? Yes, but open it first before you use it.

DO COTTAGE CHEESE AND CHEESES IN GENERAL NEED PASSOVER CERTIFICATION? Yes. Careful consumers should only buy Kosher for Passover cheeses- hard and soft!

IS THERE KOSHER FOR PASSOVER CHEESE?  In addition to matza-rella, there are many fine cheeses available for Passover in specially marked packages.

IS THERE A KP NON DAIRY CREAMER? Yes, it is made by Kineret (the frozen challah people).

IS THERE A LOW FAT KP CHEESE? Yes.

  1. VEGETABLES AND FRUITS

MAY ALL FROZEN VEGETABLES BE USED FOR PESACH? No, not at all. It used to be that frozen veggies were quite good for Pesach, but that has ceased to be the case due to the fact that most vegetable processors now cook all manner of hametz in the same retorts in which the vegetables are cooked. (Yes, even frozen veggies are subject to some cooking.) So, frozen vegetables need Pesach certification.

MAY WE EAT CORN? Not if you are an Ashkenazi. Only Sephardim eat corn on Pesach.

MAY I USE PEELED BABY CARROTS? Some people say no out of a fear that the anti-oxidants used may be hametz. Obviously, the situation can change from year to year. Until now, there has been no problem with peeled carrots. In fact, over a ten year period, we have found no problems with this product.

ARE WE PERMITTED TO EAT GREENBEANS? According to the Acharonim, because the Rem”a,(Rabbi Moses Isserles) did not include green beans in his list of kitniyot,  yes, we may. Not every rabbi accepts that stance. Our stance here at the Kosher Nexus is that we may eat them.  (Note: Rabbi Isserles wrote the Ashkenazic gloss to the Sephardic Shulchan Aruch.) Note that there are rabbis who only allow green beans.  There are those who say that string beans (sliced open green beans with the seeds showing) are not allowed.