Kosher Bites DRY CLEAN Hershey debuts its line of kosher low-fat candy bars in time for the High Holidays. JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER 0 only with us! Somerset Cleaners 40 Minute Cleaners Two Times The Size For Better Service All Work Done On Premises (12 Mile & Evergreen) SAME DAY SERVICE UNTIL 3 P.M. r K, it is almost the New Year and you are draw- ing up the usual resolu- tions, No. 1 being to cut down on dietary fat. But, because it is the New Year, you are looking at gorging on all kinds of sweets, many of which will not follow the origi- nal plan. So, do you chuck the plan or the sweets? Neither. Hershey Foods Corporation is offering a new line of lower- fat chocolate bars called Sweet Escapes. Best of all, they are kosher, certified by the Union of Jewish Orthodox Congregations of America. Debuting nationally in May, the new line has three varia- tions — a chocolate toffee crisp bar, a caramel and peanut but- ter crisp bar and a triple choco- late wafer bar. Local stores that carry Hershey products are be- ginning to stock the green-wrap- pered products. While the average chocolate candy bar totes around 12 grams of fat, these chocolate bars have only 6 to 8 grams of fat. "Basically, we at Hershey are in the business to meet con- sumer demand," said Mike Kin- ney, a spokesman for the Pennsylvania-based corpora- tion. "Right now there is a group of Americans that wants lower- fat, lower-calorie products, and we are meeting that demand." The company uses a patent- ed process to reduce the amount of fat used. There are no addi- tives or fat substitutes; the same ingredients used to make Skor bars are used to make Chocolate Toffee Crisp bars. He said the company has not announced plans regarding fu- ture low-fat products. "The company will continue to serve consumer demand and try to develop products accord- ingly," he said. ❑ Overall, our staff liked the Chocolate Toffee Crisp bar, giv- ing it an overwhelming "forks up" rating. Complaints about a too-sweet aftertaste, combined with a less than creamy consis- tency, were countered by the fact that the candy bar has sig- nificantly less fat than its same- texture counterparts, Krackle or Nestle's Crunch. "It's more crunchy than my favorite, Nestle's Crunch. But I like it. Buy me a case." — Gail Zimmerman "Mmmm limmm. I like the toffee." — Jennifer Finer "If you are watching the fat content but want a sweet fix, this will do." — Julie Yolles "It wasn't as creamy as a Hershey bar, but it was good." — Elizabeth Applebaum is Coupon Shirts Leader Of The Pack Before anyone was talking about economic cooperation, Sarah Kreimer Pair 01 Wor was initiating Jewish-Arab joint ventures. Pants r Laundered r IKS UP" RATING FREE JENNIFER FRIEDLIN SPECIAL TO THE JEWISH NEWS When presented with any incoming dry clean- ing order of $7.95. Coupon must be sur- rendered when leaving order for pressing. Som- erset Cleaners Not valid with any other coupon. Expires 9/30/96 TH E DETR OIT J EWISH NEWS L 48 When presented with any incoming dry clean- ing order of $7.95. Coupon must be sur- rendered when leaving order for pressing. Som- erset Cleaners Not valid with any other coupon. Expires 9/30/96 With any $7.95 in- coming dry cleaners order. Cannot be used with any other coupon Somerset Cleaners. Expires 9/30/96 L L IM111 IS A MI- 25 BIRMINGHAM BIRMINGHAM SOUTHFIELD 794 N. Woodward Ave. 608 S. Woodward Ave. (4 Blirs. N. of Maple) (5 Blks. S. of aple) TROY 19715 W.12 Mk 286 W. Maple (at Evergreen) (at Coolidge In Somerset Plaza) 644-6667 642-1660 559-9232 643-0807 r.as erCard 1 1 FrIMRS51111 M ost people can't stand airplane food. But every time Sarah Kreimer takes a bite of the bakla- va that has become the staple dessert of El Al's meals, she sits back and savors the sweet taste of her success. As founder of the Center for Jewish-Arab Economic Devel- opment, Ms. Kreimer in 1989 provided the conduit that helped the Nazareth-based, Arab- owned Mahroum Sweets facto- ry develop a business relationship with Israel's na- tional airline. "This was our first large partnership," says Ms. Kreimer, a 40-year-old wid- owed mother of two who sin- glehandedly founded the center in 1988 and now co- directs it with partner Hel- mi Kittani. "Mahroum came to us saying that it wanted to expand its business, and then we came up with the idea to approach El Al," Ms. Kreimer explained. Today, Ms. Kreimer's non- profit organization, a joint ven- ture of Arab and Israeli businesses which is sponsored 4 Q p D'??M': - ' 40