Guide to Chodosh ready for downloading by email or from the BBS

[Y. Herman]

*CHODOSH BULLETIN-28 Aug 07*

*From the Guide to Chodosh-Y. Herman*

*Chodosh telephone Hot Line 718-305-5133, email **yherman at earthlink.net* 
<mailto:yherman at earthlink.net>**

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The Guide to Chodosh, the fisrt issue of the new season, has been sent 
to the printer. We hope to mail out the paid copies to our subscribers, 
as well as the copies to be sold in the various cities by our 
distributors, right after Labor Day, Sept 3.

Meanwhile, I encourage you to download the complete PDF version of the 
Guide by sending a blank email message to ONE of the following:

chodosh at sefer.org <mailto:chodosh at sefer.org>

chodosh at moruda.com <mailto:chodosh at moruda.com>

It is also available, as usual, from our BBS.

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*THE FOLLOWING AS OF 23 AUG 07*

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_Freshly baked products from local bakeries, pizza shops and restaurants 
may be Chodosh starting Aug 10 in the Midwest USA and Aug 24 elsewhere._

If you look at the table of Chodosh cutoff dates that we issued on Jul 
30, reproduced below, you will note that oats products that have been 
purchased after Aug 16 may be Chodosh. In addition, wheat and barley 
products purchased after Aug 31 may also be Chodosh. If you purchase 
packaged items after these dates you should check the package codes to 
make sure that oats items were packed prior to Jul 26 and wheat and 
barley items before Aug 9.

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*THE FOLLOWING AS OF 30 JUL 07*

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*UPDATED CHODOSH SEASON STARTING DATES*

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In the table below we summarize the cutoff dates recommended by the 
Guide to Chodosh, based on US Government supplied harvest data.. The 
“Packing date” indicates that all packaged goods with dating codes that 
were before that date should be Yoshon. Starting with the “Packing date” 
and later, they may be Chodosh. The “Purchase date” is the first date 
starting which we feel it is no longer safe to purchase the foods 
without checking for dating codes. We also give the first recommended 
date to stop purchasing freshly baked items produced at the local 
bakeries. There are two dates given. The earlier one is for the mid West 
such as Chicago, Cleveland and Detroit. The later date is for the 
remainder of the USA. The dates for freshly baked bakery products may 
still change. The others are expected to remain the recommended dates 
for the upcoming Chodosh season.

_Application_ _Packing date_ _Purchase date_

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Packaged foods with oats Jul 26 Aug 17

Packaged foods with wheat or barley (not malt) Aug 9 Aug 31

Noodles and pasta Aug 16 Sept 7

Packaged foods with spelt Aug 26 Sept 17

Packaged foods with malt Dec 15 Jan 4 ‘08

Freshly baked bakery products with wheat

-Mid West USA Aug 10

-Elsewhere in USA Aug 24

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It is recommended that people start purchasing items that they want to 
store as Yoshon for the upcoming winter. These items should be stored in 
a worm-free environment such as a refrigerator or freezer.


      *MAJOR UPGRADE OF THE CHODOSH HOT LINE*

This year we have upgraded our Chodosh Hot Line service, for the first 
time in about 15-20 years. _The new phone number to call has changed to 
_*_718-305-5133_*_._ For the sake of continuity, we arranged to minimize 
changes from the previous Hot Line. Therefore, the caller may not 
immediately note any significant changes. However, the new system has 
the following major advantages

· When you call, you will never get a busy signal (up to 24 callers can 
use the Hot Line at one time! The old Hot Line had only one incoming 
line leading to the complaints that the line is almost always busy.)

· You will be able to control the playback of the recorded messages 
including pausing, skipping forward and backward. Press the # key for 
instructions on how to control the playback.

· If you note the date and time that you called in your question, you 
will be able to rapidly skip forward and backward to locate the answer 
to your question without having to listen to all of the answers recorded 
for others in which you may not have any interest.

We do not anticipate any problems with the new Hot Line system. However, 
we will keep the old Hot Line around as a backup for the near future. In 
case you find that the new system is not functioning please try the old 
number, 845-356-5743.

*THE FOLLOWING AS OF 18 JUL 07*

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*ESTIMATES OF % CHODOSH FOR THE FORTHCOMING SEASON*

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The U. S. Department of Agriculture reposts that the amount of grain 
left over from last year (Yoshon) is the lowest in 10 years. This is 
reflected in the numbers given below. The following is the estimate of 
the percent of Chodosh in the relevant crops for the upcoming 07-08 season:

Spring wheat (breads, challehs, bagels, pizza, etc)=98%

Durum Spring wheat (noodles, pasta)=97%

Oats=61%

Barley=92%

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