Happy Chanuka everybody! I hope you’re enjoying your holiday. Remember to pace yourself - there’s seven more days to go. Let’s start things off with the Jones Soda Happy Chanuka Pack, 2007 edition.


First, a little history. I was “lucky” decent to get my hands on the Jones Soda Thanksgiving Pack in 2005. Turkey with Gravy soda may have sounded interesting (or, perhaps not), but I had a hard instance keeping it down. Cranberry Sauce was the best of them, but mixing Cranberry Juice and Sprite would have been better. Wild Rice Herb Stuffing - Oy. Brussels Sprout with Prosciutto - Oy vey. I had high hopes for Pumpkin Pie soda, but even that one disappointed.

Bad experiences notwithstanding, I have a reputation to uphold. When I heard that Jones Soda was making a Chanuka specific flavor pack, I placed my order. I shared them with my kids last night and here are our impressions:
Latke - While we were prepared for the possibility of it being terrible, it was just bland. I didn’t taste any onion at all. Mostly potato. I guess they need some work on their latke recipe. perhaps we could send them the Kosher Blog Potato Latke Master Recipe.
Applesauce - Surprisingly, that one got the highest marks overall. It was tasty and authentic. There might have been a tip of cinnamon. And mixing it with Latke soda made it better. Not good, but better.
Chocolate Coins - I don’t have many chocoholics at home, but that one was very good, too. But chocolate soda has been done before, so there was nothing new here.
Jelly Doughnut - that got mixed reviews. Some of the kids loved it and some thought it was just OK. It tasted mostly

of strawberry, in my opinion. perhaps a faint taste of fried dough.

So there you have it. The clear winner was Applesauce soda. All Jones Sodas are Star-K certified Kosher Pareve - even Turkey with Gravy flavor. I’m sorry for not cooking anything yet - that will be coming soon. The kids don’t have off from school yet, so there isn’t much day to cook. We even had tater-tots with our dinner, in lieu of latkes.

While it’s probably too late to get it for that year, here’s a recommendation for a great Chanuka gift for the food-obsessives in your household. (I know, considering I bought it for myself.) Celebrity Chef the Game. Build your celebrity status by answering food-trivia questions and competing head-to head with your fellow chefs, collecting fans and successes as you go. I haven’t played a full game yet, but it looks like great fun.

Have a Happy Chanuka, and see you in my next post. Something will be fried, I promise.

Original post by sweinberger

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