Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-02-13
SHAM LARD FOR JEWS.
A New Product That the Hebrew
Housewife Will Bless.
The Trouble jewish Cooks Are Put To In
Preparing Food-Substitutss for Lard
Goose Grease and Beef Fat Sup
planted by Cotton-Seed Oil.

In recent issue the editor of the Hebrew
Journal made this statement:
''The other day received circular extoll-
ing the merits Of kosher lard, that is, lard
made from cotton oil And now the only tn ne
left for the ingenuity OF the American inventor
is to discover some process by which bacon ana
ham can be rendered kosher enough to meet
with the approval of Rabbi Joseph himself"
To the Christian reader this probably has
little significance, but it means great deal
to the Jew. For many generations the Jew
ish housewife has been beset with vexatlons
and difficulties from which her Christian SIS
ter was altogether free The Mosaic laws,
with their minute regulations concerning
both the preparation and serving OF food,
hampered her In many respects and made
for her much labor that would, without
their interference, have been unnecessary
OF course, every body knows that pork
does not enter into the Jewish house, but
further than that the knowledge OF only the
minority outside the faith extends Chapter
XII of Leviticus contains bewildering list
of animals, fowl and fish that were declared
unclean, but the restrictions that appear in
the Bible were of little moment compared
with the many that were added afterward
by the rabbs or wise men, so that now the
orthodox Jewess stands IN continual fear or
transgressing some of the regulations of
the household as they are laid down by
Rabbi Joseph and his kind.
The ban against the hog was pronounced
in the sentence that forbade the eating OF
any animal that did not divide its hoof, and
also chew it's oud This, of course, ruled
against the fat of the hog also, and never
has lard been used by any Jew who at all
respected the tenets of his faith In fact,
many Jews who have departed from the
ways of their fathers and who have thrown
aside the traditions Of their religion would
not use lard under any circumstances. and II
is undoubtedly true that while originally the
flesh and fat of the hog were considered no
worse than those of any other OF the forbid
den animals, they became many centuries
ago the most SINFUL Of all IN the eyes OF
Israelites, and no more severe persecution
was ever attempted by their enemies than
when they forced the obnoxious food down
their abhorrent threats. The New En- gland
wife who has made her toothsome dough-
nuts and haky p:e-crust with tie and Oh lara
will no doubt wonder how any COOK could
ever get along without it; but the jewish
cook had TO stand even greater prlValo rs.
In making doughnuts and pie-crust she
could use butter, provided, however, that
these dairties were not eaten with any
other dishes that contained meat or its
oroducts The rabbls have interpreted the
Mosaic laws to mean that flesh and mix
n,,st not be eaten At the same time, and the
I orthodox Jew will not eat them within an
hour OF each other As butter IS the prod
nct of milk. PIE -crust containing butter
could not, of course, be served ct any meal
in which meat was also a part. in fry
ing meats their regulation prevented the
/ cnok from using butter or lard, ana left her
/ the choice between vegetable OILS ana peel
fat.
Even in regard 70 these there were some
restrictions. All beef fat IS not Kosher, or
clean All chalet, that Is taiow, is not
: kosher. Chalet includes the fat around the
iutestInes and Kidneys. Mixer, the fat De-
| tween tho iutes.ines, is kosher, and THIS rs
what the strict Jewish cook has used manly
as hong as there is any record. In european
countries. where the Jews stan i've NSeiner
for the most part IN certain quarters OF the
j cities towns and villages, no otner grease
IS used than the beef fat and goose grease
/ Polish Jews are especially sddcbeo 70 sne
use of goose grease, which Is very hne ano
much more expensive than LARD. German
Jews use beef fat more
In either case the COOK ~Ns "0s or 20
ias she uses herself, ald Is mus oouoiy
sure tina. it is kosher In fact, unless 1e
assurance can be given that IL has osen
tried oct 10 kosher vessels, ana tnat u has
not come in conta with foresgn SO os'anoes-
i. would be just rs unctean as the hog isseu
OF course, the trying oStof the fat means
great deal Of extra labor. and, wnas vic
keeping two sets Of disnes, one ior Elhz arc
one for meat which were never showed 4
touch each other, aad observing al tse o<o
er regulations, the Jewish housewife na'
nearly twice as much work as any etoer- IL
this country and some OF the southern eoun
tries Of Europe olive oil was useo insoes1 o.
fat, but not every body cares to have meas
prepared in oil and the use CT 1t was coz
fined within narrow limits
The words Of the editor OF the Heores
Journal VII bring JOY TO the hearts OF a
JEWISH cooks They mean iaAi oae OF tae-
most vexatious trials N the pass en- no'
| be cbvistec
The New York Sun reporter S1o i1spess
! ed this new lard - found II very ArPet2l
ing in appearance. Il resembles
lard. II has slight odor Of tie o.. eas
| il .as a. "a onsAr.locahte- II - SO % o