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THE LONG REACH OF THE CHAREIDI ARM

Posted on March 19, 2008

This story comes from this week”s Kosher Today: Supermarket Chain Faces Boycott by the Orthodox Tel Aviv… The Alon Group’s (owners of the supermarket Blue Square) strategy of marketing segmentation seems to be on the brink of failure. Despite the chain’s development of a special brand for the Orthodox market, the community is threatening a Continue Reading »

BLUEBERRY PRICES TO DROP

Posted on March 18, 2008

We have a friend in the wholesale fruit business. He sells literally hundreds of millions of pounds of fruit every year. His forecast for fruit prices: Due to over planting, blueberry prices will drop this coming summer. Finally. Raspberry prices will sky rocket. Probably strawberry prices also. In fact, our friend believes that you will Continue Reading »

INTERESTING STORY ABOUT TREFE

Posted on March 17, 2008

Be sure to read this to the end…….. This is a great story about a trefe food contest. Why do we run it here? First of all, go know that there is a big pizza competition. Second, go know that there is such a thing as the Best Pie in America Crown. Nu? Go read……… Continue Reading »

THE WORLD’S GREATEST SANDWICH

Posted on March 14, 2008

Everyone knows that a Spanglish is the world’s best sandwich. The problem for us, however, is that a Spanglish needs bacon for the full effect. What’s a kosher keeping Jew to do? The son in law came up with a super solution; hickory smoked cheese! 2 slices of hickory smoked cheese 2 slices of toasted Continue Reading »

BEWARE OF TREFE FISH

Posted on March 13, 2008

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

VEGIE GOURMET (AUSTRALIA)

Posted on March 12, 2008

People often complain that they can’t find the stuff about which we write. Well, here is one that we can’t seem to find either. However, we did get to taste their stuff back at the Kosher Food Show. We have to say, their stuff is MMMMMMMMM Good! Certified by the Kosher Australia agency, Australian Vegie Continue Reading »

YUMTEE- NUTS OVER NUTS

Posted on March 11, 2008

The good people at YumTee make some incredible stuff. They offer nuts, seeds and dried fruit, Gourmet Confections and Fine Chocolates, and Quality Candy and Sweets. The nuts, etc, are OU. The chocolates are CRC, and Candy is OU. This company has it all: Natural raw nuts, honey glazed nuts, dry roasted nuts, salted and Continue Reading »

VEGGIE PATTIES AND POTATO PANCAKES

Posted on March 10, 2008

TAMI, an OU certified company makes latkes/pancakes/patties. They make lots and lots of them. Check out this list of specialties: Potato Pancakes, Corn Fritters, Apple Fritters, Broccoli Patties, Spinach Patties, Zucchini Patties, Yellow Squash Patties and Mixed Vegetable Patties. All production is hand made. These babies have a double certification: Star-K and OU. The product Continue Reading »

FARFEL/CHEESE PANCAKES

Posted on March 7, 2008

It is never too early to “audition” a new Pesach recipe. For those of you who do eat gebrokts, here is one we like: Yield: 8 Latkes 3 eggs 1 Tbl. melted butter 1/2 tsp. salt 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 3 Tbl. cottage cheese 2 cups matzo farfel 1/2 cup hot milk In medium bowl beat Continue Reading »

BIG TIME ALERT FROM THE OU

Posted on March 6, 2008

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 »