Only available during Passover, and a real treat, too . . . It's made with real sugar, instead of corn syrup . . .

From what I gather, it's only available in 2 litre bottles and it's identified by the yellow top . . .

happy passover

I'm not Jewish . . .

However, my ex-wife is . . .

In certain parts of the country (mainly the southwest) you can buy Mexican Coca-Cola at most Costco and Sams club warehouses year-round. It too is made with cane sugar rather than corn syrup, although I don't know if the formula differs from kosher Coke or not.

Yeah ... a buddy of mine who works for Coke told me that . . . But, the Kosher Coke has Atlantans all abuzz right now . . .

There are five food grains (wheat, oats, barley, rye, and spelt)that are not Kosher for Passover, unless prepared under very strict, Rabbinic guidelines.

Coke is ordinarily sweetened with corn-syrup sweeteners, which creates the problem.

By substituting real sugar for corn sweetener, the problem is solved, and the product is considered Kosher for Passover.

someone say coke ? got my eightball?

7. Author: rfenst Date: 04/08/2009 10:25 PM Reply

There are five food grains (wheat, oats, barley, rye, and spelt)that are not Kosher for Passover, unless prepared under very strict, Rabbinic guidelines.

Coke is ordinarily sweetened with corn-syrup sweeteners, which creates the problem.

By substituting real sugar for corn sweetener, the problem is solved, and the product is considered Kosher for Passover.

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Ok, I gotta ask the question: is corn not considered Kosher because it is a grain that did not exist in that region of the world around the time of Moses, or is there another reason?

And if so, why is cane sugar considered Kosher?

Ashkenazic Jews avoid kitniyo.......and corn is similar enough to chametz grains that it is not considered kosher.

If you are a Sephardic Jew, then corn syrup is no problemo.

Hope this helps!

Ok, I'm a tad confused here.

I completely understand the things about the grains - nothing levened. Cool. Understand that.

However, both corn and sugarcane are technically grasses. So, shouldn't cane sugar be prohibited from Passover as it is technically from the same family as corn, and the sugar can ferment naturally?

MOST grains are grasses.

Sugar, however, is different since the sugar is derived from the stem/stalk and not the kernel/fruit.

Corn has been determined to be similar enough to other grains and legumes that it is off limits. Sounds like a stretch to me, but whatever.........a group of Jews made the rule a long time ago.

(I'm not a Jew, but I DID eat a bagel this morning)

I'm no expert, and I'm not totally sure the full reason, but I believe that during passover the custom is not to eat any foods that have any leavening in them or any leavening agents. That includes corn.

Here is some info . . .

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover 

No leavened breads or other foods, but wine is ok!

L'Achim!

L’Achim ! !

Thanks for the heads up Jet. How's it going?

I'm guessing maybe that's "L'chaim" ("To life!"...traditional Hebrew toast).

Uhh, jet, the yellow top was a cheap shot.

Funny, but cheap.

DAMN! I wanna try this stuff, but I've never ever seen it on the shelves here...that's probably because we have a high Catholic population and very few Jews around here.

RE #18

"I’m guessing maybe that’s "L’chaim" ("To life!"...traditional Hebrew toast)."

Yeah, that's it.

I never could get the hang of Hebrew, why I gave up after 1-1/2 years of trying to read calligraphy backwards...