The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-10-14
the JEWISH DIETARY LAWS.
Restrictions on Eating what Kosher" FOOD
is-Good and xvii Eject of the Laws.

after the vegetarian one, the most narrowly
confined ~ far IL selection goc~. There, where
In all other kitchens the delicacir~ commence
the bill OF fare of the Jewish kitchen has already
come to an end Prohibited l. all game hlli'd
hl the huut-mIn. prohibited not only OYSTER
Ci,iIre and mot salt water t-he-, but e"l' ana
crabs and lobster The hog, which plays such
u great r. ~ in the household of H." ma~-'~
OF the people. h.. - l. we'll known, excluded
altogether lr,m rhr Jewish table Decide the
hird quarters Of all cattle are prohibited, and
tine meat of all ,otmg cllvr., a. well a. the ile-h
Of all animal. that ind 70 di-tasr. that were
wounded or received Il fatal injury But with
that the limitations ale 10y no means ended
IL,, Jewish housewife may not purchase" al
he fr>i shop II piece Of beet or lauip. 4 me-
looking gou.r ur duck or SQUAD, aud hiinE
b. into her Kitchen These, ~ we'll IT. animals
uu the boot. must h" slaughtered a'c"idiis
10 ritual command The slaughtered animal
must be- c~tlrlully inspected Ih" meat found
|ijuilly correct must be- treated - ~ To remove
every particle Of blood The eating Of blood
40 matter IN what form, l. an determination
The meat being ready for kitchen, then the
real dinlcultir- brgiu Tor cooking or roast
ing Of meat. Nrrrilblr, and other condiments
with the meat. neither butter nor milk nor
cream must bee u-rd Al meat preparations
lllNA Nv NJ ~ ~ - N'
or roasted in -prcial urrnsil, and served upon
special plates Even spoons. knives and FORKS
needed at me table tor meats. or dishes prepared
with goose tat or hocf sltct must not he used
for food PREPARED with milk aud butter. FOR
the ra~-ah festival other limitations exist
TIE" pu-,al kitchen j. u y"rlluble burden Tor
the housewife For a whole week an entire
new assortment OF cooking utensils and plates
, are required, and the dishes are In main pre-
pared from matIuth, egg. meat and soups,
in which nothing ,raNrurd must be- used
II H. easily understood thai, such "A limited
choice IN the preparation of a menu must cause
no llttlr embarrassment to the Jewish huu~t-
wife Further restrictions add To- the difficulty
Of her task But in the restrictions, which
,Lr must face She must show herself the artist
commanding the situation IN" has to get along
with the material at her command Ter needs
compel iuvrHtiVeu,-~ The tr~t task ui lh"
In every possible way, not only because -h"iha,
uu variety 10 select from. but also because III
smaller towns she cannot get even tn" meat
which she may use, and II l. also proportion
atply more expensive What IN some provinces
j. thrown away i turned IN me Jr"l-h kll'n'll
into dellcacI,~. what the jew i-h cook, a.. Tor
instance, makr- OF tn" milt and entrall>. after
! special ritual treatment. consisting IN me
cSci-Iou Of .kiu~ and Ncin~, evidenced especially
in the filled goO~cucCk-, calls for the hlgh'~'
commentator The filed ~cntralls have not
n vet been properly appreciated by the puhhc
! uf large. ana "A Nlitl gOO~pU'tk, properly pr
pared. l. highly esteemed by the most i.Stld,-
Ou- Eouruand Goo-efat takes in the jewish
household, to the largest extent, the place OF
butter Therefore. the goose, - p"ClallN the
fHitcued goose. plays in the Jewish kitchen
the same role a. the hog doe In the Christian
household A. meat i scarce and expensive
great value i placed upon ante and by dishes
Fruits, lrgumo> and vegetables are not sublc't
to any restriction. But, ~ these are also
peas, sage. farina and especially pastry ar"
much brought uuOn The table The dispersion
over all lands, and the migration, from country
To country, hay" largely favored the a'Cuinu-
| lHtiDn Of the Kitchen recipes. Onions and gar
j.. ar" Spanish. Oriental and probably Egyptian
"reminiscences
The Jcwc~~ is cnioincd to honor the sabbath
and festive days with a richly provided table,
ON sabbath meat, fish and wine are 10 he par
taken Of ~ TtuHlly correct wine cannot re
easily procured, the Jews have to provide a
substitute by the preparation Of rai~ln wine,
! But there are now new rc>trCllorS Whlch, can
for now means on tho sabbath dav no cooking
must he done. The meals for Friday evening
and for the entire Sabbath must he cooked
on Friday For FRIDAY evening ~ easy 10
got along The meal already cooked is placed
ncor the fire on the hearth and kept in certain
natural thcrmophor"S For IN" sabbath, the
| shalpr. meat aud the kugel. u very fat pudding,
and the coffee Hre sent TO tho hakCr,to he pre-
served in the oven until called for 20 use at
tho meals The Dav of Atonement i NJ the
| same time . strict fast day For twentv-iour
hours IN" Jews are not allowed 70 taste food
ar take y drink NJ water. nor i II permitted
90 do any work. and certainly not at the hearth.
To prepare the evening meal, which j. OK
pec'cd 70 he rich and plentiful. cannot b" easily
done Therefore. on the dav previous, every
part of the meal must be- prepared 50 that the
food can b" made ready for consumption 10y
simply warming II
That such a narrowly restricted and severely
regulated dict must have nm extraordinary in.
fu"n,,H. ,upon health costume economy ana
tory meat inspection has guarded the Jews
against many diseases The Jews are COM
PEELED In resort 10 u mixed dict 10y their laws,
2 diet which Is Considered the most SaluhrouS
hv modern physicians Not less beneficial
than the sanitary, effects. are 90" intended or
be- said about tho ritual mode of slaughter
ing not y small number, of experts Of the first
rank. a. soon hv tho transactions in the German
Parliament, have pronounced il the best adapted
and least cruel mode tho humane reasons
which induced the Jewish practice Of slangh.
teriuC, IA" fact that the Strengthening i not
left 10 the butcher. hut tn q .ritually qualified
official. who p%ronounccs a blessing, has pro-
vlded consideration for the dumb brute
In the simplest Jewish household great At
t"ution must be- paid 10 tho kitchen la guard
against the numerous ritual laws nder
prov" very. expensive" and di~agrecahle. For
instance, i a wrong spoon or pot were used,
or the boiling milk suuirts into a pot where
meat i boiling, or 10y q mistake p piece of butter
j. u~"i for the seasoning Of vegetables or other
ingredients intended ~ no used with meat,
then iu some case, the food i altogether for
bidder and the vessels nrc not 10 he used any
further Therefore IN" housewife. on whose
tiou- depended the spiritual salvation of tho
J"N: was looked unon a . sort Of prcstess
Ol inc NOuSphnId " u mn natural flat the
piou- jew. who had to pass by 80 many nice
things, accustomed himself to great abstemious-
ness and Self-Control
II he had meat for dinner he may not take.
before six hours are passed. his coffee with
cream, or n piece Of cake prepared with milk.
Because and this may serve rs an illustration
of rlbhiniCal logic II il forbidden In the Old
Testament to cook the kid in the mothers
milk. From which IL j. deduced that the cook
ing Of meat with milk is IN all cases forbidden,
and that until the digestion Of the meat par
taken Of j. fully accomplished no food pre-
pared with milk must hc pnrtaken Of. Strangely
enough, eating Of meat after partaking Of milk
food is not so much cared for, though certain
limits are also drawn here. II l. natural that
tho Jews in their travels were very greatly
embarrassed In finding the nourishment they
We're accustomed 10, especially in small towns.
one can imagine how they lOnged for home.
who can doubt that this regulation has greatly
contributed 10 further the family attachment
for which the Jews receive such general prdiSp2
And another virtue was tho product of the
ritual kitchen the hospitality. The stranger
was dependent altogether on sabbath and
festivals, upon tho graCes Of his CoreligiOnistS.
II WIS considered a religious duty and a noble |
OfiCium 10 invite the stranger on such DAYS.
4 very serious effect Of the dietary laws
was the isolation Of the jews. Considering
that many Jews will not even dine NJ the table !
Of their children who are negligent in the OH
s~crvItion Of the dietary laws. then ii NAV bc
easily Imagined how anNiously they avoided
the table Of the nOn-CprpligiOniSt. Imagine. |