BULLETIN FROM THE GUIDE TO CHODOSH
25 Feb05
The printed version of the 3rd and final issue of the Guide to Chodosh for this season is now back from the printer. The local distributors and individuals who ordered these printed issues should receive them in the near future.
As in the past, the Guide is also available in PDF form by email. In the past, you had two options to get the email version. Of these only one is ready at this time. That is, if you send a blank email message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] you will get the Guide in return. In the past some people were not able get a response from this moruda site. I will send out an other notice when the other site for email is also ready.
You can also get the PDF version on your computer, without E mail, by using your computer modem to dial into our BBS. The instructions for this are given at the end of this message.
The introductory part of the new Guide is reproduced below.
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MALT REVIEW
The malt problem is discussed in detail in Section 3.16 below. Please
review that material. In particular, note that when dating codes are not
known, we estimated that items purchased up to Mar. 15 should have Yoshon
malt. (If codes are known, items containing malt may be Chodosh if packed
on Jan 15 05 or later.) That means that we recommend that you
should not purchase items with malt, barley malt or malted barley in the
ingredients after Mar. 15. This year that pesach falls so late on the
secular calendar, this is particularly pertinent.GUIDE CHANGES
We have also been reprinting the Chodosh Bulletins published by the Kashrus organizations of Toronto and Montreal in Canada. Starting with this issue, we are not including these bulletins any longer. Instead, you are urged to contact the respective issuing organizations directly for the latest versions of these bulletins.
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LIST OF CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS TO THE GUIDE
(Each of these changes have been entered into the Guide at the appropriate location.)
CAUTION: A caller to the Hot Line pointed out that some chocolates may have wheat products in the ingredients. These may be Chodosh. An example is a type of chocolate non-pareil, which is a small disk of chocolate with colored candy sprinkles. Check your chocolates and candies for wheat derived ingredients.
� Blochs Best products such as soup mandlen and baked goods are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl.
� Cake House Bakery, 1441 Coney Island Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11230. All items are Yoshon except six grain bread and items using oats.. For more information please contact Kehilah Kashrus at 718-951-0481 or 646-739-2465.
� Chadash Pizza, 1919 Ave M, Brooklyn is NOT under hashgocho for Yoshon. All items except items fried in oil are Yoshon.
� Chicago Shmura Matzah Factory produces organic wheat, whole wheat and spelt matzos. For products information call the factory at 847-674-6200. All are Yoshon under the hashgocho of Rabbi Chaim Twersky of Chicago, telephone 847-679-3052.
� Duncan Hines code revision: Most mixes contain wheat starch. The probable Chodosh packing date is Aug 20. For those Duncan Hines mixes that have Best If Used bydates, the codes are as follows. All cake mixes have a date that is 1 year after packing. In addition, brownies, muffins and cookies which contain nuts or candies also have a 1 year code. All brownies, muffins, and cookies without nuts or candies have an 18 month code However some items, instead of dates have a different code system. For these the Chodosh code for Aug 20 is 4233621 (4=year, 233=day of the year, 621=not important.).
� Eden wraps are available wholesale with Yoshon label only. Call 908-862-8200.
� EM Zee Fruit Flicks are not recommended as Yoshon, according to the manufacturer.
Gefen update: � Gefen pastas are all Yoshon except spaghetti, penne and tricolor. These last 3 items are Chodosh if purchased after Feb 1. � Gefen tuffing mix is Yoshon. � Gefen soups may be Chodosh at this time.
� GMC Spelt products are Yoshon.
� Gross short cakes are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl.
� HO Oats cereals, Chodosh packing date is Oct 10, code Oct 10, 2006, 2 years after packing.
� Hodgson Mills whole wheat cus cus may be from spring wheat. Probable Chodosh packing date is Aug 20, code is 082006 (2 years after packing.)
� J&J Dairy products, such as ice cream products with cookies and wafers and other items. The company advised us that they will not take any responsibility for any Yoshon related information.
� Kemach all purpose flour. The malt is Yoshon till pesach. This is also true for the Kemach High Gluten flour. Kemach vegetable and minestrone soup mixes have a Chodosh code of 3006 (300=day of the year, 6=year+2). Kemach egg noodles are Yoshon only with a Yoshon label.
� Kinneret and Kosherrific update: Kinneret onion rings may be Chodosh starting a purchae date of Jan 12. The Kinneret challehs may be Chodosh starting Jan 19. Other Kinneret and Kosherrific products, including fish products are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl.
� Kosher Pastry Oven in Silver Springs, MD is no longer producing Yoshon.
� Kosher Pizza Palace, 2916 Ave. M, Brooklyn. Cajun fries, some whole wheat pizza may be Chodosh, ask.
� Kosher Spot, 1316 Ave J, Brooklyn is no longer recommended as Yoshon.
� Liebers update: Liebers brownies and all cookies and cereals with oats are now Chodosh. Other Liebers products are Yoshon including other cookies and cakes, candies, soup mixes and cup soups, bread crumbs, Coat & Bake spray, licorice, ice cream cones and corn chips. Items containing malt may be Chodosh after the purchase date of Mar. 15. Under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl.
Mishpacha (�) soy sauce is Yoshon. Mishpacha (�) barley is probably Yoshon if it was in the stores before Sept 30 04.
� Muffin N More, 60 N. 1st St, Brooklyn, NY 11211, 718-302-5955, Muffins and butterloafs available wholesale and sold in groceries are Yoshon.
� Old City and Old City Caf� products are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl.
� Postum update: The new code is given in the Guide as Aug 20 07 (3 years after packing.) Some packages still have the old code 4233 (4=year, 233=day of the year.)
� Quaker oats cereals made in England and sold in Israel are Yoshon until pesach, according to the company. However, for Quaker cereals made in the USA, the information in the Guide is believed to be correct.
Quaker has provided us with a new comprehensive list of product shelf lifes for Quaker and Mother cereal products. This list is presented in cereal section, Section 3.11.
� Smackin Good cereals with the Unger label, use the information given in the Guide for Malt-O-Meal.
� Smackin Good pancakes and potato knishes are now Chodosh. Other Smackin Good products are Yoshon. Under the hashgocho of Rav Weissmandl.
Sturm oats cereals have a probable Chodosh packing date of Sept 1, code Sept 1 2006 (2 years after packing.)
Wolf egg challehs were Yoshon at least till Jan 5 05, probably till pesach.
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HOW TO USE THE NEW BBS SERVICE?
You will need a computer with a dial-up modem (not DSL). We are also assuming that your computer is using some fairly recent version of Microsoft Windows (98, ME, 2000, XP). To access our BBS, do the following one time preliminary setup steps.
1) Activate the program Hyperterminal. (Start->Programs->Accessories-> Communications->Hyperterminal).
2) Enter a name such as Chodosh, and choose any icon. Click OK
3) Enter the area code=845 and phone number=356-9348. Click OK
4) In the Connectwindow, click on Modify. Then click on the Settingstab at the top.
5) In the Emulationwindow, click on the down arrow and choose VT100J(if not available, the second choice is VT100). Click OK
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14) View Bulletins 2 and 3 to learn how to download files and how to use the message system.
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