Hi

I am attending a camp this weekend in which all food eaten anywhere in any building must be kosher.

Since all prepackaged food (raw crackers--Lara bars) that I bring are vegan, I think they are OK. Obviously fresh and dried fruit are kosher.

My question is--if I make something like spinach dip at home in my food processer that has never seen meat---is is kosher?

Since I don't eat meat--the meat and dairy combo is not a problem.

Any ideas?

Thankfully the weather is supposed to be nice enough that I can just eat outside Also, fortunately the food at this camp was sooo bad the last time I was there I will not feel deprived at all eating food I bring!

Thanks

ive always heard mixed definitions of kosher (someone clarify please)

No it will not be 100% kosher because as much as I understand, there was a time when you used unkosher dairy in the food processor. But I think they will still allow it. But it's always better to ask. Some religious people don't want ANYTHING unpackaged and without a kosher label brought in because there's no way for them to know what really happened in that kitchen.

Good Luck.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 09/03/2006 10:03PM by rawfoodie.

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kosher means confrming to dietary laws--ritually pure--selling or serving food prepared in accordance with dietary laws....usually associated with jewish cooking... Kosher when talking about salt just means that the salt grains are a certain shape, the shape used to "kosher" meat. These are excellent for using to salt things during cooking because they don't contain iodine, which can have an odd flavour and they are shaped to stick and disolve rather than table salt which rolls off and doesn't disolve quickly.

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Kosher also means "blessed by a Rabbi."

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When a food product is considered Kosher, it is prepared in a certain way as outlined by the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America. The food should have a U within a circle. This signifies that the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America approved the food as being prepared kosher. If you only see a K on the label then the company that manufactured the food says it is kosher, but it has not been checked by the UOJCA. Kosher food requires, among other things, the separation of meat and milk and specific procedures for slaughtering and preparing meat.