Today is May 11, 2024 / /
Today is May 11, 2024 / /
If you look back to our last entry on the Kosher Pets (www.kosherpets.com) / cRc (www.crcweb.org) certification issue (Aug 4), you will see a new letter added by a reader. Ms. Gershona Marcus sent mail to Kosher Pets and received a most interesting reply. Ms. Marcus alludes to her letter, but we thought a brief Continue Reading »
One of our readers received the following- somewhat belated- response from the cRc: “You may note that we have had the company’s home page altered to be more specific in terms of the nature of the Kosher Pets products.” As we pointed out in our last post, however, the additional paragraph that the company added Continue Reading »
THIS JUST IN FROM THE STAR-K: KAHLUA LIQUEUR, bottled in Mexico, is NO LONGER KOSHER CERTIFIED. Rabbi Nissim Hilu discontinued certification as of June 15, 2004. Kahlua, bottled in Mexico, purchased before June 15, is acceptable. ENTENMANN’S DEVIL’S FOOD CAKE, COOKIES, & FUDGE DELIGHTS CRISPY COOKIES – FUDGE & PEANUT BUTTER (new products) are not Continue Reading »
We received the following letter from the cRc. We challenged the propriety of a company saying its pet food is kosher, when, clearly, it is not. “First, the company is accurate in stating that they are endorsed. We do endorse their products as being free of basur v’cholov and, for some products, that they are Continue Reading »
Wissotzky Teas has introduced two new flavors this summer: LIMONANA TEA is a caffeine free,lemon-mint tea. PASSION FRUIT MELON TEA contains caffeine. Both make excellent iced tea drinks. MAMA OF is a popular brand in Israel, and it seems that mama has introduced a new product: GRILLED CHICKEN WINGS. Good hot or cold, these wings Continue Reading »
Remember Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys? They were one of our fave groups. With hits such as “They ain’t makin Jews like Jesus anymore” and other western ditties, they were a most fascinating flash in the pan. Kinky became a big time, hot shot writer, and with the help of Don Imus has managed Continue Reading »
Even good ol’ Manischewitz is jumping on the upscale, gourmet band wagon. Yes, boys and girls, you read it here first! Another Kosher Nexus exclusive! (sound effects: teletype machine noises, please, maestro) The B. Manischewitz company has introduced ULTIMATE TRIPLE MACAROONS. These hotshots are individually wrapped- and if that ain’t the ultimate in upscale, what Continue Reading »
April 28, 2004 at 1:05:47p.m. In our piece concerning the price of kosher meat, we mentioned that a shechita group had ceased working at one abbatoir and had issued a warning against others going there. Here is an update on the situation from Kosher Today: PM Beef Holding has resumed schechita (slaughter) of glatt kosher Continue Reading »
April 27, 2004 at 9:44:11a.m. Kosher manufacturers are responding to the low carb craze by rolling out many new lines of their existing products in a low carb, low fat format. The latest addition comes from Brooklyn based-Flaum, which is set to roll out DIET CHEF, a line of low carb and low fat salads. Continue Reading »
April 11, 2004 at 7:47:14a.m. We tried some new products this yom tov, and the results, by and large, were very positive. We made chicken cutlets with Savion’s chicken coating (crumb) mix. The cutlets were moist, tender and delectable. With cranberry chutney served on the side, it was a perfect meal for after shul during Continue Reading »
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