Kosher labels under fire as costs and myths collide
Undercover operation leads to a $1500 fine for illegal kosher labeling. Rabbi Schulem Rubin notes kosher rules cover milk meat separation and pareve labeling. Heinz and other food giants seek kosher certification to expand markets in a $1 billion yearly industry.
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Eileen Putman
Associated Press
EW York
Rabbi Schulem Rubin
Rubin
Manischewitz
Heinz
Harry Carroll
Lois Burpee Keeps Seed Traditions Alive at Fordhook Farm
Lois Burpee, 70, daughter-in-law of the founder, heads the Burpee legacy at Fordhook Farm near Olneystown. She embraces simplicity, rising at 5 a.m. to garden and cook, while writing a book part memoir part guide. Burpee aims to share a genteel, low maintenance gardening philosophy.
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Lois Burpee
Doylestown, Pa
Burpee
Oylestown
Fordhook Farm
Philadelphia
David
Asparagus Spear Itself Signals Spring Flavor
Asparagus signals spring with tender green spears and white underground grown varieties favored by European critics. Peak season runs late February to June with fresh stalks valued for bright green color and firm texture. Selection tips cover tips, stalk color, and snap test, plus cooking methods and timing for best tenderness.
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America
Mediterranean Sea
Salmon Asparagus Divan And Fresh Veg Plate
Recipe shows Salmon Asparagus Divan with salmon, mushrooms, butter, flour, half and half, and Parmesan on cooked asparagus with toast triangles. Also outlines an asparagus plate with lettuce, grapes, carrots, radishes, peppers and almonds with garlic dressing, plus a cream cheese spread and pear wedges. Page turn to 7B.