Epstein's Joke of the Year

- Harold was walking down 5th Avenue and stepped into a posh gourmet shop.
- A distinctive saleman named Pierre asked him, "Can I help you?"
- Harold said "Yes, I would like a pound of lox."
- Pierre said "No, you mean a pound of smoked salmon."
- "Okay" said Harold
- "Anything else?" asked Pierre
- "Yes, a dozen blintzes." Harold replied
- "No, you mean a dozen crepes." Pierre said, correcting him. "Would you like anything else?"
- "Yes" replied Harold. "I would like a pound of chopped liver."
- Pierre corrected him once again,"No, you mean a pate."
- "Alrighty" said Harold, "Please deliver to my apartment on Saturday."
- "Look," replied Pierre, "we do not schlep on the sabbath."

History of Kosher Foods in the United States

1915 - New York State Legislature enacts the nation's first Kosher Food Law
1916 - New York entrepreneur Aaron Streit introduces Streit's Matzoh bakery
1927 - Lender's Bagel's is founded in New Haven, CT
1928 - Isadore Pinckowitz begins selling kosher sausages and hot dogs to Waldbaum's
1934 - Monarch Wines is founded to produce sacramental wines
1938 - Empire Kosher Poultry
1940 - Barton Candy Store
1943 - Manischewitz Sales Company
1945 - Herzog Wines
1946 - Arrival of Holocaust Survivors puts new life into Jewish Foods
1947 - Stark - Kosher certification under Rabbinacal council
1956 - Hungarians arrive from Europe with new recipes
1962 - Lender - 1st Bagel machine
1965 - Hebrew National hot dogs launch an "We Answer to a Higher Authority" ad campaign.
Appeals to everyone nationwide - symbol of quality food
- Levy's rye bread launches campaign to appeal to everyone
- Mass Marketing of traditional foods to the masses
1969 - K of K Supervision founded in Teaneck, NJ
1993 - ConAgra acquires Hebrew National Foods. Symbolizes the beginning of corporate kosher certifications
1995 - Bagels are the #2 frozen food category in grocery stores
1999 - Kosher food industry experiences 15% growth for the 6th consecutive year