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Mother's "beets" the pack in borscht taste test.

JILL DAVIDSON SKLAR STAFF WRITER

For the next month,
Kosher Bites will focus on
Passover staples, includ-
ing gefilte fish and maca-
roons. This week's rating
on borscht is the first in-
stallment.

M

y association with beets
is not a pleasant one.
One day, as a 6-year-
old in the charge of my
grandmother, I asked her for
something to eat. She took me
down the hallway to her kitchen
where she pulled a dish from the
refrigerator. With a satisfied look
on her face, she spooned a few
beets on to a plate and placed it in
front of me.
I didn't know what to do. I had
never seen these cold purple
things before. I looked at her skep-
tically. She goaded me into trying
them, promising that I would like
them.

drates and 4 grams of protein. It
cost $1.79.
For the same size serving and
the same cost, Rokeach differed
by only 10 more calories.
Manischewitz had 90 calories,
no fat, 21 grams of carbohydrates
and 1 gram of protein. It
had 540 milligrams of sodi-
um, a savings comparative-
ly, but cost 30 cents more
than the other brands.

"A taste treat. I've given up all oth-
er forms of sustenance."
—Dan Lippitt

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Rokeach Borscht:

"Too sweet, and the hue is not
deep enough."
— Julie Edgar

The Rating:
"Too sweet."
Julie Edgar is the borscht
— Julie Wiener
queen of the editorial de-
partment. When I was sur-
veying people for their
favorite aphrodisiacal foods
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tioned that nothing puts her Manischewitz Borscht with
I took a bite and promptly in the mood for amour faster than Shredded Beets:
threw up.
a bowl of borscht. She actually or-
Ever since then, I have not been ders the stuff when she goes to lo- "Too grapey. And too purple."
— Julie Edgar
able to eat beets. The mere men- cal restaurants.
tion makes my stomach turn and
Since she is our local expert and "Looks like Welch's and kind of
my mouth go dry. So, when we de- because we couldn't goad too tastes like it too. For a first time
cided to start Passover taste tests, many people into eating a bowl of tasting borscht, this is not bad, but
I left it up to my colleagues to sift it, much less three bowls, Julie's I like the others better."
through the borscht, or beet soup, opinion is gold.
—Anne Ward
selections. I made it as easy as pos-
sible, accommodating others' taste
Rating system:
preferences. For example, because
one staffer likes borscht served
TIP
Bad
with boiled potatoes and a dollop
TIP
TIP
OK if you don't
of sour cream, I peeled and boiled Mother's Old Fashioned
have anything else
20 potatoes and made available Borscht:
sour cream. Anything to avoid
TIP TIO TIP
Pretty good;
"Mmmmmmm. Really beet-y and
having to participate.
I'd buy it.
good
color!"
My colleagues tried three
TIP TIP TIP TIP G-R-R-R-EAT
— Julie Edgar
brands of borscht that I was able
to locate on the shelves of Kroger,
Farmer Jack, One Stop Kosher
/t Kosher Bites is a nonscientific, consumer-oriented taste test.
and Lakewood Specialty Foods.
Since consumers generally do not engage in market research pri-
We tried Mother's Old Fashioned
or to picking products to purchase, we don't either. We test what
Borscht, Rokeach Borscht and
grabs us and what is readily available on grocery market shelves.
Manischewitz Borscht with
We offer our honest, maven-driven opinions, as best we can.
Shredded Beets.
Please let us know if you have any suggestions for this column.
Mother's carried 100 calories
We are willing to try almost any kosher product for the sake of our
per one cup serving, no fat, a
readers.
whopping 1,280 milligrams of
To make any suggestions, call Jill Davidson Sklar at (810) 354-
sodium, 21 grams of carbohy-
6060, Ext. 263.

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