Walmart lollipops? (anyone please)

JRSut1000 · #21 4th June 2012, 05:05 PM

You mean like imitation vanilla (to put in baking)?? Uh, cuz I use that...

visionary · #22 4th June 2012, 05:06 PM

My biggest question is how was this “discovered?” Who was the first one to sniff the behind of a beaver and say, “ya know what? that ain’t bad.. I wonder what it would taste like on toast.”

ChavaK · #23 4th June 2012, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by Easy G (G²)

How would Lollipops be non-kosher?

They can contain non-kosher ingredients. I don't know what lollipops consist of, but let's just say there could be gelatin or food dyes (red dye is made from crushed insect shells).

ChavaK · #24 4th June 2012, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by visionary

The visual imagery boggles the mind..., somewhere out in the farm lands of america is a farmer milking the beaver glands and selling the excretions for $$$$$$ an ounce... In the help wanted section of the local paper in the job section is ... Help Wanted... Milking beaver butts $45 per hour... part-time work ... once every three months... please call 000-000-0000

LOL.......I wonder what the beavers would think about the whole thing.

ChavaK · #25 4th June 2012, 05:13 PM

Originally Posted by JRSut1000

You mean like imitation vanilla (to put in baking)?? Uh, cuz I use that...

I don't know how commonly
used BB is anymore....vanillas frequently have an OU on them, so no
worry in that case.

ChavaK · #26 4th June 2012, 05:16 PM

Originally Posted by visionary

My biggest question is how was this “discovered?” Who was the first one to sniff the behind of a beaver and say, “ya know what? that ain’t bad.. I wonder what it would taste like on toast.”

I've wondered that before about other things.....like who in their right mind would ever think of using this stuff? Especially knowing the purpose that beavers have that little gland....eeeewwwwwww.

Lulav · #27 4th June 2012, 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by ChavaK

there is a flavoring that comes from "beaver butt", LOL.....some kind of oil that comes from the anal glands of beavers (yuck!). It's used in some vanilla flavorings.

If people only knew the half of what they put in their mouth....

I thought it was a beaver, thanks!

Originally Posted by visionary

The secretions from the anal glands of beavers is called castor or castoreum. I just don't know of any beaver farms where they are harvesting the secretions from these glands.

Castoreum, that's it! I looked all over the internet and couldn't find it. I could have sworn we discussed this way back years ago on this very forum but couldn't find anything there, thanks for finding that!

Originally Posted by visionary

The visual imagery boggles the mind..., somewhere out in the farm lands of america is a farmer milking the beaver glands and selling the excretions for $$$$$$ an ounce... In the help wanted section of the local paper in the job section is ... Help Wanted... Milking beaver butts $45 per hour... part-time work ... once every three months... please call 000-000-0000

Hilarious!

Although I think I would prefer milking beaver gland as to milking a rattlesnake or cobra for it's venom!

Lulav · #28 4th June 2012, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by ChavaK

I've wondered that before about other things.....like who in their right mind would ever think of using this stuff? Especially knowing the purpose that beavers have that little gland....eeeewwwwwww.

The only thing I can think of is that someone was skinning one for the pelts (which used to bring very high prices, especially in Lincoln's day when a Beaver hat was a big deal) and maybe hit the sac with the knife and it squirted them and some landed on their lips and they licked and and said, Yum, that pert near taste like Vanilli ice cream!

Lulav · #29 4th June 2012, 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by Easy G (G²)

How would Lollipops be non-kosher?

Many candies aren't kosher. One of the main reasons besides the flavorings, are releases ( like in the production of Maple syrup some factories use lard to keep the syrup from sticking), and also shellac.

Yes, that's right, I said shellac. Sure it was something used to make a nice shiny coat on your furniture but it is also used in many candy operations, specifically the final action in the tumbler. It is used to make the candy nice and shiny.

And shellac comes from insects, non kosher ones, it's called a lac beetle and it's like it's spit it uses to glue it's cocoons to tree branches.

That is the reason that Skittles aren't kosher, but other candies too.

Lulav · #30 4th June 2012, 06:46 PM

I looked it up and from this site that review scents for perfumes, Castoreum by at least one of the reviewers was said to smell like root beer. Scroll down to Asha's review.

I also found this

However, beaver anal juice (castoreum) is not (yet) able to be synthesized and it is still used in foodstuffs. It is most commonly found as a flavor enhancer in raspberry products – apparently it adds a nice rounded flavor. It is also found in chewing gum and cigarettes.

Here