Pickles?

[CajunHorn]

My gf asked me what makes Kosher Pickles "Kosher". Little help?

 

[SuperG24]

It means they have no pork in it. Just kidding. I think it has something to do with no animal byproducts are or were used. No animal fats, etc. I could be wrong though.

 

[Fried JJ Pickles]

wikipedia knows all:

Likewise, a "kosher" dill pickle is usually not kosher in the sense that it was prepared under rabbinical supervision, which would ensure that no utensil in contact with the pickles had been in contact with food that was not kosher. Rather, it is a pickle made in the traditional manner of Jewish New York City pickle makers with generous addition of garlic to the brine.[21][22] This is the same reason why the usage of the term "kosher-style" became frequently used in the food industry, from delis to restaurants, and even street vendors.

 

[El_Oso]

the whole Kosher thing is a ******* joke. I worked for a LARGE food manufacturer in teh past and when it came time for this every year it was all about picking this guy up in a Limo throwing money at him left and right and basically pampering the **** out of him for a day so we could keep putting that little K on our boxes.

 

[DCLonghorn8]

Oos: I've heard this is common practice. I've always wondered why market forces didn't take care of that.

If one rabbi (not every rabbi can deem a plant kosher) is being difficult for reasons other than the actual preparation, why can't the industry find a rabbi that won't require so much effort and not as much of a contribution?

 

[CajunHorn]

See, this is why I don't just run to Wikipedia for this stuff. So much more entertainment here.

 

[Longhorn_Fan68]

 

[Fried JJ Pickles]

The orthodox union owns the trademark to the circle U.

I guess you can find any rabbi to call your foods kosher and call it kosher. But you can't use the trademarked circle U without the orthodox union approval and that doesn't come without paying them $$$.

I would imagine there are two factors at play (this is just an educated speculation, nothing mroe) - 1. any rabbi who tried to compete against the orthodox union would be ostracized so incentive for competitors is low, and 2. any rabbi that offers competing services wouldn't have the brand value that the circle U has. As the standard, Jews wanting to eat Kosher foods trust the circle U. As would anyone in their situation, they would choose a circle U product over another kosher label that they haven't heard of.

It's probably just worth it for companies to pay the extortion fees.

 

[tallgrant]

Bravo 68- that was my thought when I saw the thread title.

"Pickles is right, we have a tough choice. Playing acoustic is totally lame and not metal. But then again, if we don't put that troll back to sleep, we may never be able to check our e-mail with high speed DSL again."