Message from The Guide to Chodosh

[Y. Herman]

SPECIAL MESSAGE FOR THOSE LIVING AWAY FROM THE METROPOLITAN NEW YORK AREA
YOU C-A-N HAVE YOSHON BAKERIES EVEN OUT OF TOWN-HERE IS HOW

With the help of H-shem the Metropolitan New York area now has a very large 
number of Yoshon bakeries, pizza shops, etc. This is to a large extent made 
possible by the availability of Yoshon bakery flour, under the hashgocho of 
the O-U. However, in out-of-town locations, away from New York, this flour 
has  not always been available. Therefore, the Yoshon consumers there have 
had difficulty obtaining freshly baked Yoshon products. Now a new method 
had been discovered by Rabbi Manish Spitz of Miami Beach. This method may 
allow Yoshon flour to be delivered to bakeries and other establishments in 
many cities throughout the USA. It certainly allowed Yoshon baking in Miami 
Beach this past season.

Many out-of-town kosher groceries receive shipments of kosher grocery 
products from the New York area on a regular basis. This often includes 
fresh dairy products, and packaged goods. Rabbi Spitz's idea was to include 
the Yoshon bakery flour with the shipments that are being sent from New 
York anyhow. The additional shipping costs should be very small and the 
flour can be delivered at the same frequency as the grocery products. I 
have spoken to the two major distributors of Yoshon flour, Dependable Foods 
and Duso. Dependable would help to arrange for such shipments to cities 
anywhere in the USA. In addition to Yoshon bakery bread flour in 100 pound 
bags, Dependable could send to your groceries, the same high-gluten flour 
in small brown bags of 5 and 6 pound size. This would help housewives to 
make very good challehs. Duso would deliver to any grocery shipping 
location that leaves from the New York area. I also spoke to Quality Foods 
that delivers groceries and would gladly include the Yoshon flour with each 
shipment. I am sure other grocery shippers would be equally cooperative.

Now, before the Chodosh season begins, is the time for those of you who 
live out of town to act. Here is what you should do. Speak to your local 
kosher bakeries and pizza shops and try to convince them to make Yoshon 
next season. They would have to get together  with the local groceries to 
arrange for their flour to be included in the grocery shipments. The 
bakeries should also contact one of the flour distributors to reserve the 
flour NOW and to get price information. The telephone number of Dependable 
is (toll free) 877-488-7055, ask for Sholom Blau at extension 105. For 
Duso, call 800-582-4770. There I spoke about this to Yaakov Leiser.

If there is anything I can do to facilitate this process, please let me 
know by E mail or the Hot Line (845-356-5743). Do not delay. NOW IS THE 
TIME TO ACT.

If you do succeed in making these arrangements, please forward to me the 
names of your local establishments that will be producing Yoshon so that I 
can include their names in the next Guide to Chodosh.

Best wishes for a good summer.

Yoseph Herman