For the Kosher traveler - WOW

[Henaynei]

Shalom,

Not all that long ago it was VERY difficult to get a kosher meal in non-kosher areas - things have changed....

From meals delivered overnight to your door (hotel or otherwise) to meals that require no refrigeration or oven to provide you with a hot kosher meal literally anywhere...... check these (only some of many choices) out!!
Kosher Meals to Go (http://koshermealstogo.com/index.php?osCsid=d1e4032a8085017cc98eccde696199fd)
Kosher Fly Away (http://www.kosherflyaway.com/MEALCART/usa/viewALL.asp)
La Bruite Meals (http://labriutemeals.com/) - what a Kewl idea!! I hear they eventually plan to add breakfasts to their line...... and the prices!!

[Henaynei]

Any international suppliers? :D NOt sure what your mean by International Shipper......Some of these do state they will ship anywhere (particularly KoaherFlyAway - go to home page, you'll see international link) - but accuracy of delivery would be very dependant on the local mail service....... Those LaBriute you could pack in your luggage and have hot food anywhere......

[Sephania]

Cool-a-mundo Henaynei! I remember a little while back seeing these meals ( they didn't mention Kosher though) on the Discovery channel or such and thought it was a great Idea, now they have Kosher ( and more Italian entrees to come, my step father was Italian ;) ) This is just wonderful! Picnics, late home on Fridays! Anywhere anytime! Thank you so much for finding this and posting it! :hug:

P4I you can pack them in your suitcase and eat Kosher anywhere in China!

[Henaynei]

Yeah - and "pizza day" with the co-workers at work; and eating at the resturant or meals in the room on business trips; going to the in-laws for a family dinner; and joining the neighborhood block party barbque...... and on and on

[Henaynei]

These have to be heated but have a long shelf life and some variety http://www.myownmeals.com/mre.html

[Sephania]

On the good side they can be heated with the flameless ration heater on the bad side they are 1200 calories per serving, to most woman that is their daily intake, or should be, unless you are in the military and need a large amount of calories in a small amount of food. May be good to have on hand for active teenagers though who go camping with their friends or over for dinner etc. :)

[Sephania]

I am now wondering how the Jewish observant soldier heats his/her can of rations on the sabbath? The flameless heater does require striking a match to get it going. Have you found any place that has the inserts like used with the LaBruite meals?

[I’m_Lesha]

Does anyone know where I can buy kosher marshmallows? About 10 years ago I used to find them, but now I can’t find them.

Thank you for your help.

Peace and blessings,

:wave:Lesha

[Henaynei]

Does anyone know where I can buy kosher marshmallows? About 10 years ago I used to find them, but now I can’t find them.

Thank you for your help.

Peace and blessings,

:wave:LeshaShalom :) You can do a search for "kosher marshmallow" online through Google or the like OR you can go to your closest kosher store and request them OR you can wait until next Rosh HaShanah or Passover and see if your standard community supermarket carry them for their Jewish customers ;)

[I’m_Lesha]

I had done a search on kosher marshmallows and I didn’t find any. During this last Passover we found some, but they were covered with coconut. We want them for cooking over a camp fire. Could you point me to a website that offers kosher marshmallows?

Thanks again.:)

Lesha

[Sephania]

There is a very cool cookbook called Better than Store Bought that is now out of print but still available in used book stores and libraries. It contains the following recipe for making your own marshmallows:

1/4 cup cornstarch
1/3 cup confectioners sugar
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/3 cup water
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
Pinch of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Sift the cornstarch and confectioners sugar into a bowl. Lightly grease an 8x8-inch square baking pan and sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the cornstarch-and-sugar mixture into it. Tilt the pan to coat the sides and the bottom. Leave any excess in the pan.
Sprinkle the gelatin into the water in a small saucepan and let soak for five minutes. Add the granulated sugar and stir over low heat until the gelatin and sugar dissolve.
In the large bowl of an electric mixer, combine the gelatin mixture, corn syrup, salt and vanilla and beat for 15 minutes on high speed, until peaks form.
Spread the fluffy mixture in the prepared pan and smooth the top. Leave for two hours or until set.
With a wet knife, cut the marshmallow mixture into quarters and loosen around the edges. Sprinkle the remaining cornstarch-and-sugar mixture on a baking sheet and invert the marshmallow blocks onto it. Cut each quarter into nine pieces and roll each one in the starch and sugar.
Place the marshmallows on a cake rack covered with paper towels and let them stand over night to dry the surface slightly. Store airtight; the marshmallows will keep for a month.

Sources for unflavored geletin http://www2.shopping.com/xGS-Kosher_Gelatin~NS-1~linkin_id-3055949

Buy by mail plain Kosher marshmallows http://www6.ivenue.com/holonfoods/item38839.ctlg

[Henaynei]

This is great Zayit - and with a source for kosher gelatin to boot!!! It is that *unflavored gelatin* that is the kosher kicker!! It is usually made with the hooves of treif animals, so be VERY sure the brand you get IS kosher. Knox Gelatin (the most common brand in the store) is STILL made with the hooves of pigs, in spite of it's kosher mark. The manufacture found a kosher authority that has decided that because you can't tell the product came from an animal that the by-products of treif (non-kosher) animals is actually kosher. :(
There is a very cool cookbook called Better than Store Bought that is now out of print but still available in used book stores and libraries. It contains the following recipe for making your own marshmallows:

1/4 cup cornstarch
1/3 cup confectioners sugar
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1/3 cup water
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light corn syrup
Pinch of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Sift the cornstarch and confectioners sugar into a bowl. Lightly grease an 8x8-inch square baking pan and sprinkle 1 tablespoon of the cornstarch-and-sugar mixture into it. Tilt the pan to coat the sides and the bottom. Leave any excess in the pan.
Sprinkle the gelatin into the water in a small saucepan and let soak for five minutes. Add the granulated sugar and stir over low heat until the gelatin and sugar dissolve.
In the large bowl of an electric mixer, combine the gelatin mixture, corn syrup, salt and vanilla and beat for 15 minutes on high speed, until peaks form.
Spread the fluffy mixture in the prepared pan and smooth the top. Leave for two hours or until set.
With a wet knife, cut the marshmallow mixture into quarters and loosen around the edges. Sprinkle the remaining cornstarch-and-sugar mixture on a baking sheet and invert the marshmallow blocks onto it. Cut each quarter into nine pieces and roll each one in the starch and sugar.
Place the marshmallows on a cake rack covered with paper towels and let them stand over night to dry the surface slightly. Store airtight; the marshmallows will keep for a month.

Sources for unflavored geletin http://www2.shopping.com/xGS-Kosher_Gelatin~NS-1~linkin_id-3055949

Buy by mail plain Kosher marshmallows http://www6.ivenue.com/holonfoods/item38839.ctlg

[The Thadman]

It is usually made with the hooves of treif animals, so be VERY sure the brand you get IS kosher. Knox Gelatin (the most common brand in the store) is STILL made with the hooves of pigs, in spite of it's kosher mark. The manufacture found a kosher authority that has decided that because you can't tell the product came from an animal that the by-products of treif (non-kosher) animals is actually kosher. :(
Sounds like the great Jell-o fiasco too.

Anything for them to make an extra $, eh? :P

:)

Peace!
-Steve-o

[Henaynei]

Sounds like the great Jell-o fiasco too.

Anything for them to make an extra $, eh? :P

:)

Peace!
-Steve-oYup, exact same issue - in kashrut, as with all things in life, one really can't abdicate responsibility to a third party carte blanche - befroe G-d we are each responsible - the Berean principle if you will ;) - check, verify and check again ;)

[I’m_Lesha]

Zayit,

Thank you soooooo much for the links! We have gone without them for so long my children can't wait for them to come.:clap:

I may try your recipe too, but I am a disaster waiting to happen in the kitchen.;)

Blessings to you,:hug:

Lesha

[Sephania]

Enjoy! have a s'mores for me! :) I have not tried these marshmallow as sticky is not a state I want to find my kitchen either! Just remember if you do try them to use the kosher geletin from the site I provided, or another if you can find.

Do your kids like rice krispy treats too? :yum:

[I’m_Lesha]

Do your kids like rice krispy treats too? :yum:
They use too, but I think they got burned out on them. We only ate the Little Debbie ones, because they use kosher.:)

Lesha

[I’m_Lesha]

Just wanted to say I received my mallows, and are they ever good. :yum:

There is only on problem. We are vegetarians and they are made of fish gelatin. :sick:

We will eat them any way, but we may not order more. :(

Lesha

[Henaynei]

Just wanted to say I received my mallows, and are they ever good. :yum:

There is only on problem. We are vegetarians and they are made of fish gelatin. :sick:

We will eat them any way, but we may not order more. :(

LeshaJust checking - you sure it is fish gelatin and not agar agar?

[I’m_Lesha]

Well, I don't know what agar agar is, but the package says kosher fish gelatin.

What part of the fish is gelatin? :scratch:

Lesha

[Sephania]

It is made from boiling the fish bones, so technically you are not eating the flesh of the fish.

Gelatin is an animal protein made from collagen, the connective tissue found in tendons, bones, and skins. By cooking bones or other parts of animals or fish, some of the collagen is extracted from the meat and dissolves in the broth, and when such broth cools it tends to gel. You can see this property in several common foods. Homemade gefilte fish usually involves cooking the bones and skin together with the ground fish, and when the broth cools it gels due to the collagen that has been dissolved in the broth. [The "gel" in canned gefilte fish typically relies on other gelling agents such as carrageenan to look "homemade".]

Just know that candy, yogurts and ice creams also contain geletin. ;)

[Sephania]

What's in them bones? Check out the halaka on geletin and if and when it's really Kosher by reading this http://www.kashrut.com/articles/DryBones/

[green suiter]

in the military MRE (meals ready to eat) are what they are called and they are flameless. :yum: We just add water.Regular ones have a shelf life of 5 years and the Kosher ones have a 6 month life cycle. Believe it or not I have to request special meals 2 weeks prior to us deploying. Most of the time I pack my own food or my sweet wife sends me lots of good vittles to eat. I hope this answers your question about what military kosher eaters eat. If not just ask away.:wave: