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TOTALLY WEIRD CEREALS

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TOTALLY WEIRD CEREALS

Posted on April 8, 2008

AOL did a feature on totally weird cereals. Here are some of the nominees: Moonstones Ralston marketed this cereal with the story that it was mined from the lunar surface by a regiment of magical beings called Moonbeams. Their commandant, Major Moon, led the work camp while obsessing over the moral decay their shiftless neighbors, Continue Reading »

KOSHER NEXUS PASSOVER EDITION

Posted on April 7, 2008

The KOSHER NEXUS newsletter Pesach edition is now ready for you. It is available in both HTML and PDF formats. To see this year’s Passover KN go to: www.utj.org Scan down the page until you see the clickable……….

KITNIYOT DERIVATIVES

Posted on April 4, 2008

We were reading the Star-K’s 2008 PASSOVER DIRECTORY, and in an otherwise fairly good explanation of kitniyot, came upon the following sentence: “Nevertheless, most reputable Kashrus agencies in the United States and Israel do not permit the use of shemen kitniyos (oil made from kitniyot)in their products.(page 41).” Last year, an OU Rabbinic Field Rep, Continue Reading »

CERTIFIED KOSHER TOMATOES

Posted on April 2, 2008

This story comes from the Monday, March 31 edition of Kosher Today. Our comments will appear at the end. Certified Kosher Tomatoes Now Available from Santa Sweets Plant City, Florida… by Eda Kram… To meet the growing demand among Jewish consumers and others looking for food they can trust, Santa Sweets announced that its Roma, Continue Reading »

THE TWO MINUTE SEDER (COMEDY)

Posted on April 2, 2008

For those of you who don’t have the patience to sit thru a full Seder: The Two-Minute Haggadah – A Passover service for the impatient. Opening prayers: Thanks, God, for creating wine. (Drink wine.) Thanks for creating produce. (Eat parsley.) Overview: Once we were slaves in Egypt. Now we’re free. That’s why we’re doing this. Continue Reading »

PASSOVER GUIDEBOOKS- CAVEAT EMPTOR

Posted on April 1, 2008

It’s that time of year again- all of the guides to making Passover are out there for your perusal. While most of what is out there is genuinely helpful, people need to constantly look at how sentences are written to determine if perhaps the guide has transformed some people”s custom into everyone’s standard. For example, Continue Reading »

NEW BEERS FROM MICHELOB

Posted on March 31, 2008

The family of brews from St. Louis-based Anheuser-Busch Cos. already includes Porter, Marzen, Pale Ale, Wheat, Honey Lager and Amber Bock — on top of the basic Michelob rolled out in 1896 and Michelob Light, which followed in 1978. Now, Anheuser-Busch appears poised to stock its Michelob cabinet even tighter. It has received label application Continue Reading »

DIABETICS AT PASSOVER

Posted on March 28, 2008

The Jewish Diabetes Association Passover guide available in PDF format – English and Hebrew Jewish Diabetes Association 2004 Pesach Newsletter English Version (PDF) – 19 pages http://www.kashrut.com/Passover/JDA_Pesach2004English.pdf Hebrew Version (PDF) – 17 pages http://www.kashrut.com/Passover/JDA_Pesach2004Hebrew.pdf The guide covers both medical issues that arise for people with diabetes during Passover, as well as relevant issues of Jewish Continue Reading »

WHEN PESACH STARTS ON A SATURDAY NIGHT

Posted on March 27, 2008

SOME SPECIAL NOTES CONCERNING A PASSOVER THAT BEGINS ON SATURDAY NIGHT. There are all manner of rules that come into play this year (and, by the way, again in 2005!) when Passover begins on a Saturday night. Here are things you need to know: The search for Chametz (Bedikat Chametz) is done on Thursday night Continue Reading »

DEVILED POTATOES

Posted on March 26, 2008

14 petite red or yellow oval shaped potatoes (about 1 1/2 pounds) 1 Tsp kosher salt 1/4 cup mayo 2 Tbsp sweet-hot pickle relish 1 tsp cider vinegar 1 tsp spicy brown mustard 1/4 tsp pepper 1/4 tsp salt 1/8 tsp hot sauce 1/8 tsp ground celery seed 1/2 tsp paprika Preheat oven to 350 Continue Reading »