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Conference taveng::bagels

Title:	BAGELS and other things of Jewish interest
Notice:	1.0 policy, 280.0 directory, 32.0 registration
Moderator:	SMURF::FENSTER

Created:	Mon Feb 03 1986
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1524
Total number of notes:	18709

77.0. "When is a bean not a bean?" by SWATT::POLIKOFF () Mon Mar 10 1986 13:11

    When one speaks of beans one must use the horticultural genera or
    Latin name because some things that people call beans are not beans.
    For instance a guinea pig is not from Guinea and is not a pig.
    ( Poo! Poo! How did a pig get into this kosher file? )
    
    As for beans there are vanilla, coffee and cocoa beans all of which
    we can eat during Passover. I think that only legumes may not be
    eaten during Passover.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
77.1	...when it's a human bean	WHICH::SCHWARTZ	Steven H. Schwartz	`Thu Apr 03 1986 22:55`	5
	Sounds about right. "Kitniyot" are the various beans not eaten (by Ashkenazim) during Passover. Also avoided are corn, rice and (correct me if I'm wrong) peanuts. Add string beans to your list.
77.2	Peanuts?	NANDI::CONN	Alex Conn	`Sat Apr 12 1986 17:48`	3
	Oh no! It can't be peanuts. Peanut oil is what you're supposed to use to avoid corn oil, right?
77.3	Oil vey iz mir	WHAT::SCHWARTZ	Steven H. Schwartz	`Tue Apr 15 1986 09:36`	7
	There are different customs on peanuts and peanut oil. You should follow the custom of your father, or your community. Some of the kosher l'pesach margarines use cottonseed oil. Look, on toast, you can't tell the difference. I would imagine sunflower/safflower oil (supervised for Pesach) would also work.
77.4	Ycch - cottonseed oil	KATIE::RICHARDSON		`Tue Apr 15 1986 17:34`	8
	Cottonseed oil tastes really lousy, though nothing sticks if you fry things in it. I never use it except during Pesach, and then only because there doesn't seem to be peanut-oil margarine. Does anyone know any brands of sunflower or safflower oil that are OK for Pesach? I use those oils all year and they taste fine. By the way, I have bought Pesachdic olive oil (at least, I found some last year; ask me next week if I find it this year).
77.5	Oil, Oil, who's Got Some Oil?	CURIE::GOLD		`Tue Apr 15 1986 17:59`	6
	Hollywood oil, which I believe is safflower oil, is Pesadich. We have found it labeled as such in previous years. Also, Planters Peanut oil is Pesadich. Interesting, since there is so much discussion about peanuts being kosher for Pesach. Jack
77.6	Problems with Planters products	WHAT::SCHWARTZ	Steven H. Schwartz	`Wed Apr 16 1986 10:10`	5
	Beware of Planters!! They used to have a "K" which represented O.K. laboratories supervision. Recently, they started using -gelatin- (!) in processing their nuts. O.K. withdrew their supervision. As far as I know, the "K" currently on Planters products is meaningless. [Sigh]
77.7	Thanks!	KATIE::RICHARDSON		`Wed Apr 16 1986 12:48`	5
	Thanks - I will look for the Pesachdic mark on Hollywood oil, which is what I normally use anyhow. I often use peanut oil, too, but I really shouldn't since I am allergic to peanuts (makes Passover hard, as I am also allergic to potatoes). I haven't seen any Planters Peanut Oil marked Pesachdic this year, so I guess you are right.