[net.followup] What is meat?

jack@hp-dcd.UUCP (07/21/83)

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hp-dcd!jack    Jul 19 11:39:00 1983

Re: U in a circle

I think it's been established that this means kosher (capitalized?).

It's also quite handy for strict vegetarians like myself.
If you see that a product is kosher & contains milk products,
it's a good bet that it doesn't contain any meat.
(you see, you can't mix meat & milk products if you maintain a kosher diet).

However, what is considered 'meat'?  How about fish & poultry?

					-Jack Applin IV

porges@inmet.UUCP (07/30/83)

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inmet!porges    Jul 28 12:29:00 1983

	Under kosher laws, poultry is meat but fish is not.  (And because
fish isn't meat, kosher Jews can eat... yes.... LOX AND CREAM CHEESE on bagels.)

zev@hou2a.UUCP (08/03/83)

you guessed it!
the u in the circle is a trademark of the
Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations.
The Union allows packagers to use this symbol
only if the stuff is Kosher.  They
inspect the plant on a regular basis, and
a fee is charged for this service and the
use of the symbol.  
  The basic idea is that if anyone puts that
symbol on a non-kosher item, they will be
hauled into Federal court and sued to the point
where they regret ever having thought of this nifty
way to cheat Jewish consumers.
Yes, you can trust it to be non-meat if it contains
dairy products.  Also, if you see the
word PARVE on an item, it is both non-dairy
and non-meat.
As far as what's meat and what isn't:
Mammals are
Fowl are
Fish are not
Eggs are not
The rules and reasons are too complicated to discuss here.
If still confused, send mail, since I'm rarely on this
net ( I am on an apparently futile search and read mission
for net.jokes, and will appreciate any mail telling where the
damn thing has dissappeared to).
                                   Zev Farkas
                                   hou2a!zev