Actually, Brad, I think Coke is pareve, which means it's fine to drink with
Kosher food, if the question ever comes up again.  Smile.

Paul who thinks he will try to find out for sure.
----- Original Message -----
From: "BD" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: Kosher


> OK? When I first started my vending route here, perhaps a year after I got
> here, a young man, very polite I might add, asked me if I sold Kosher
Coke.
> I was polite and said... "What! Do chickens have lips! Are you joking
> hahahahahahhehehehehehhohohohohohho!" No. hehehe Seriously I just politely
> said no sir, sorry. I thought it was something similar to what you said
but
> wasn't sure. So Vlassic then has a Rabbi on staff for blessing the Kosher
> Pickles? hehehehehe. Thanks for the answer.
>
> Brad
>
>
> At 01/05/2004 on Monday, you wrote:
> >The simple answer is that kosher means "Rabbi approved" or "blessed" as
we
> >Christians would say, theoretically in keeping with Jewish food laws set
out
> >in Leviticus 11.  The word "pareve" you may notice on some foods means,
in
> >layman's terms, that it's okay to eat even though it's tough to fit under
> >the letter of the Law.  Now if only they were calorie free, too.  Smile.
No
> >such thing as dumb questions, Brad, only dumb answers, like mine.  Smile.
> >
> >Paul