Join Me In My Search To Learn More About Kosher Foods.
A number of Watkins food products are certified kosher including our famous Vanilla, Pepper and Cinnamon. You'll find other pantry essentials such as butter, lemon, maple and chocolate extracts, a variety of pure herbs, spices and seasonings including poultry seasoning, and aloe vera juice. I was surprised to learn that some of my Jewish friends don't know that we offer these so I'm on a quest to learn more and help my friends discover Watkins!
According to Wikipedia: Kosher foods are those that meet certain criteria of Jewish law dealing with what foods we can and cannot eat and how those foods must be prepared and eaten.. Invalidating characteristics may range from the presence of a mixture of meat and milk, to the use of produce from Israel that has not been tithed properly, or even the use of cooking utensils which had previously been used for non-kosher food. To learn more see kashrut. But you probably know more about it than I do!
You can learn more about and shop for Watkins gourmet kosher foods here!
Contents at a Glance
Kosher Food Table of Contents
What's here?
Why Choose Kosher
Faith, Tradition or Health?
- Will Going Kosher Make You Healthier?
- According to the Global New Products Database 'kosher' was the most popular claim written on food products in the year 2007. Many people also believe that kosher food products are generally healthier and safer than non-kosher items. So is it true? In many ways, the answer is yes.
- Watkins Gluten Free Foods
- A number of people have an allergy or intolerance to gluten in particular people with Celiac Disease, so we've made it easier for you to shop with this list of gluten free products.
Kosher Sardine Canapes
Featured Recipe
I actually like sardines and this is very tasty!Toast lightly diamond-shaped slices of stale bread and spread with a sardine mixture made as follows:
Skin and bone six sardines, put them in a bowl and run to a paste with a silver spoon. Add two tablespoons of lemon juice, a few drops of Worcestershire sauce, a dash of Watkins pepper, two
teaspoons of chopped parsley and four tablespoons of creamed butter.
Garnish with a border of whites of hard-boiled eggs, finely chopped, and on top scatter shredded olives.
Who Certified Watkins Foods as Kosher?
How to know if it's kosher!
Fist Watkins Inc., the manufacturer must supply the certifying agency with a complete, detailed list of every ingredient in the product, including preservatives, release agents, stabilizers or other inert ingredients. Every step in the manufacturing process, every cleansing agent used on the equipment and all other products produced on the same premises require close investigation and supervision. The certifying agency then must track down each ingredient to its ultimate source. The process by which ingredients are produced must also be carefully checked to verify that the strictest hygienic standards are met.Once all is acceptable, the rabbinic authority will determine the amount of on-plant supervision necessary. This information is written into a contract and then sent to Watkins. The contract also specifies that Watkins agrees to make no changes of ingredients or suppliers without prior written consent of the agency. The actual on-site inspector (mashgiach) will verify that the company is complying with the contract.
According to the symbol used on our products they have been certified by:
United Mehadrin Kosher
1001 Prior Ave. South,
St. Paul, MN 55116
Phone: (651) 690-2137; Fax: (651) 690-1144
Rabbinic Administrator: Rabbi Asher Zellingold
Source: Kosher symbols and certification
Kosher Chicken Soup
Made with a real chicken!
Just like grandma used to make!Take one large chicken, cook with four quarts of water for two or three hours. Skim carefully, when it begins to boil add parsley root, an onion, some asparagus, cut into bits. Season with salt, strain and beat up the yolk of an egg with one tablespoon of cold water, add to soup just before serving.
This soup should not be too thin. Rice, barley,
noodles or dumplings may be added. Make use of the chicken, either for salad or stew.
Healthy Shabbat Recipes
Most of the recipes you will find here are quick, easy, healthy and vegetarian.
This simply reflects Sarah's cooking style. She likes to cook quick, easy, healthy and vegetarian -- most of the time!
You'll also notice that she likes to point out where you can leave some of the main ingredient plain - for your kids - and "dress it up" for the grown ups. If you've got a picky eater, like I do, you'll appreciate that part of the blog as well :)
Finally, on occasion, she'll also share hints, tips and links to her favorite resources for Jewish Homemakers.
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