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  • From: MCW <mcw AT czeiszperger.org>
  • To: "Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Passover-Kosher Coke in the triangle area?
  • Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 14:52:54 -0400

On Wednesday 14 April 2004 02:43 pm, David Minton wrote:
> I don't think it is normally stocked in the area. Their was a kosher market
> in Raleigh for a while, but they have since closed. Some of the local
> congregations get shipments of kosher food not normally available locally
> (mostly meat and cheese), and would get soda for Passover.
>
> It is a sort of sticky question, since it is more by custom that Ashkenazim
> don't eat corn. Strictly speaking, corn is acceptable for Passover, and
> Sephardim do east corn during Passover.

I eat corn during Passover. I had some yesterday.

Maria

>
> I have heard rumor that the practice of making Kosher for Passover soda
> with sugar has been halted by The Coca Cola Corp. anyway. It seems that it
> is not really required, and that they can make it from corn syrup.
>
> http://judaism.about.com/library/3_askrabbi_c/bl_pesachcornsyrup.htm
>
> On this point, this is something someone told me, and not something I have
> observed personally.
>
> On the topic, when I was in Argentina last month I enjoyed many a frosty
> Coke (from glass bottle, no less) made with sugar, rather than corn syrup.
>
> David





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