One of the benefits of Ashkenazi Jews having settled in America is the Passover tradition of not eating kitniyot, which are products made with corn, rice, peanuts, and legumes (as those things are also used to make bread, and beyond that don't ask me 'cause I get confused). This is above and beyond not eating chometz (anything that contains barley, wheat, rye, oats, and spelt, and is not cooked within 18 minutes after coming in contact with water). Yeah, it's one of those fun holidays.
Actually though, the benefit I meant is that, because the eschewing of corn products has become so ingrained, and because just about every supermarket nowadays has a Kosher for Passover section, you can find lots of nice stuff around this time of year that isn't made with corn syrup, the ingredient I personally suspect plays a far larger part than manufacturers would have us believe in keeping Americans unhealthy. So now's the time to stock up on corn syrup-free cola, jams, etc. Go nuts! Oh no wait, nuts are legumes, aren't they...
Actually though, the benefit I meant is that, because the eschewing of corn products has become so ingrained, and because just about every supermarket nowadays has a Kosher for Passover section, you can find lots of nice stuff around this time of year that isn't made with corn syrup, the ingredient I personally suspect plays a far larger part than manufacturers would have us believe in keeping Americans unhealthy. So now's the time to stock up on corn syrup-free cola, jams, etc. Go nuts! Oh no wait, nuts are legumes, aren't they...
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