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September-October 2007 THE JEWISH GEORGIAN Page 41
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START THE NEW YEAR RIGHT—
GO KOSHER
In determining whether a recipe you
want is kosher, bear in mind the basic concepts
of kosher food: no mixing of dairy
and meat; no pork or pork products; no
shellfish.
This also applies to the ingredients in
food products. For example, a food coloring
such as cochineal extract, made from
a shellfish and used in fruit cocktail and
some pink grapefruit juices, would be
considered non-kosher and would taint
the food in which it might be used.
Similarly, using an animal fat
together with dairy ingredients renders
the product non-kosher and
taints even the implements
used in making it.
MEAT. Allowed meats are
beef, veal, venison, mutton,
lamb.
Meat that is kosher must have
been slaughtered (shechted) according to
Jewish Law.
Even kosher liver contains blood,
which is non-kosher. All liver must be
broiled in a special way before use to
remove this blood.
Because we do not eat the sciatic
nerve, which is in the hindquarters of
beef, generally you will not find kosher
filet mignon, rump, sirloin, or leg of lamb.
BIRDS/POULTRY. Allowed birds/poultry
are chicken, turkey, quail, Cornish hens,
pigeon, goose, duck, and pheasant.
FISH. Allowed fish have fins and scales.
Not allowed are shellfish (e.g., shrimp,
lobster, clams, oysters, scallops, crabs,
crayfish); scavengers (e.g., catfish, monkfish),
unless they have fins and scales; and
sturgeon.
FRUITS, VEGETABLES, AND
GRAINS. All are acceptable, unless they
are infested.
PROCESSED FOODS. About one-third
of all supermarket foods are kosher
approved. For a list of reliable kosher certification
symbols, visit the Chicago
Rabbinical Council (CRC) website
(www.crcweb.org), or access the CRC site
from www.kosheratlanta.org.
Because of the sacramental dimension
of wine in Judaism, a special body of laws
governs grape products. Kashruth-observant
Jews use only those grape products
that have proper supervision. This applies
to wine, grape juice, grape jelly, vinegar,
and all soft drinks that may use white
grape juice as a sweetener. It does not
apply to fresh grapes or raisins.
Israeli products should be tithed
before they are used. If a product has a
kosher symbol on it, it has already been
tithed.
BY
Rabbi Reuven
Stein
SEPARATION OF DAIRY AND MEAT.
Meat and dairy ingredients must not be
mixed together. Milk dishes must be
cooked on separate equipment, and that
equipment must be washed separately.
Meat dishes must be cooked on separate
equipment, and that equipment must
be washed separately.
This prohibition against
mixing dairy and meat also
extends to the plates, cutlery,
utensils, and cooking
vessels used in association
with them, necessitating a
full set of each (which, again,
must be washed separately) in a
kosher kitchen. In addition, many
keep additional sets and equipment that
are pareve (neutral). One should speak to
a rabbi about which equipment can be
used for both.
KOSHER NEWS
TCBY, Loehman’s Plaza, 2484
Briarcliff Road, is under the Orthodox
Rabbinical Supervision of the Atlanta
Kashruth Commission. All yogurt products,
cones, and toppings are kosher dairy
with the exception of gummi bears, prepackaged
cotton candy, and smoothies
that are prepared with vitamin supplements.
Although the soft-serve sorbets
(mango, orange, raspberry, and strawberry-kiwi
flavors) are not made with diary
ingredients, the equipment used to serve
them has been in contact with dairy, therefore,
for kosher classification purposes,
these sorbets are considered diary. The
hand-scooped sorbet (psychedelic flavor)
is kosher if served using a dedicated
scoop.
Cake cones are pareve.
The following toppings are pareve:
cherries, coconut flakes, pineapple,
peanut butter sauce, and sprinkles (rainbow/chocolate).
All pre-packaged yogurt cakes, pies,
and quarts are kosher dairy.
Customized decorated yogurt cakes,
Frappechillers, and milkshakes are also
under supervision.
This certification does not include
Passover.
Rabbi Reuven Stein is director of supervision
for the Atlanta Kashruth
Commission, a non-profit organization
dedicated to promoting kashruth through
education, research, and supervision.
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