Vintage Grain (eBook)

Table of Contents

Introduction

Acknowledgements

Chapter 1 ~ Be Bold, Go “Old”!

What Is Yashan?

How Did Yashan Originate?

A “New Year” for Grain

What Are the Yashan Grains?

The Family Tree of Grains

The Origins of the Five Species

Different Grains, Different Opinions?

The Yashan Cycle

Spirals of Time Create the Yashan Cycle

Agricultural Laws

Why Should Someone Keep Yashan?

Chapter 2 ~ Foods for Thought

Typical Uses of the Grains

Are There Foods That Are Always Yashan?

Why Gluten-Free Foods Can Still Be Yashan

Potentially Chadash Items

Products and Their Grains Chart

Reference List of Possible Chadash Products

Products from Foreign Crops

Reference List of Problematic Ingredients

Grain Derivatives Reference List

Yashan Ingredients

Products That Are Always Yashan

Average Timing

General Cut-Off Dates Chart

Items That Are Never Yashan

Ingredients Affected by Minhag

Wheat Starch

Barley Malt

Sprouted Grain and Grain Grasses

Chapter 3 ~ Is It Realistic?

Is Keeping Yashan Right for You?

A Handy Questionnaire

Factors That Affect Keeping the Mitzvah

Where You Live Determines How You Keep It

The Diaspora Vs. Israel

Large Cities Vs. Small Jewish Pockets

Eastern USA Vs. Western USA

Chumrah vs. Commandment

Customs and Minhagim

Chart of Rabbis on Yashan in the Diaspora

Rabbinic Opinions Supporting Yashan

Views Supporting Not Keeping Yashan

What is “Yashan Hashgacha”?

Are There Any “Yashan-Only” Hechsherim?

Israeli Hechsherim

Completely Yashan

Only With “Yashan” is On Label

Yashan Except for Malt

Chapter 4 ~ History of Packaged Foods

Yashan, Kosher and Other Food History

Late 1800s- A Jewish Food Revolution

Early 1900s- Packaged Foods Abound

The Time of World War II

1970s-The Start of the Yashan Revolution

2000- The New Turn of the Century

Chapter 5 ~ Determining Yashan Status

How Does It Work?

Where to Find the Date Codes

Packing Date and Purchase Date

How Date Codes Started

The Different Date Code Systems

How to Read Various Date Codes

Julian Date Code Reference Charts

Why Do I Need to Know About “Shelf Life”?

Factory and Mill Codes

Test Your Knowledge of Date Codes

Chapter 6 ~ Diving into Vintage Grain

Starting to Keep Yashan: Where to Begin

When to Start

Making it Through Your First Year

Planning Ahead

Substitutions for the Five Grains

Buying and Storage Tips

What You Don’t Want to Know, But Should

Dealing with Infestations

Preventing Infestations

Bug ID

Chapter 7 ~ “I Like My Noodles Old!”

To Publicize or Not

“In the Home” or “Bring Your Own”

Eating Elsewhere

Travelling and Keeping Yashan

Yashan in Various Countries

Resources

External Yashan Resources

Organizations

Publications

Phone Hotlines for Product Questions

Product Information Websites

Guide to Chodosh

Bulletins, Updates and Email Lists

Online Audio and Videos About Yashan

Online Articles About Yashan

Buying Yashan Foods Online

Vintage Grain Reference Resources

Hebrew Terms on Food Packages

Glossary of Hebrew

Quiz Answers

Bibliography

Index (Print Version Only)