[Avodah] Chametz Gamur

[Shoshana L. Boublil]

 From: "Micha Berger" <micha at aishdas.org>
> Subject: Re: [Avodah] Chametz Gamur

> So, they wanted peanut butter for Pesach. I pointed out that you can't
> find KLP peanut butter in the states. (And in EY, can you be sure it
> doesn't contain "real" qitniyos?) They asked me if they could find raw
> peanuts in shells, would I let them make their own peanut butter?
> Theoretically, it sounds fine, but yet somehow I can't bring myself to
> let them do it.

This year, my sons-in-law did some research of their own, and discovered 
that some of the labels "for kitniyot only" on packaged  food stuffs in 
Israel, were there b/c the pans were brushed with oil before baking.  The 
items themselves contained no kitniyot at all.
So anyone who does use Mei Kitniyot could have actually eaten these items.

Another issue that came to mind was the restaurants - most of them were 
"kosher for Ochlei Kitniyot".  But the fact of the matter is that items like 
salads (in dairy restaurants) could be completely kitniyot-free, as long as 
you asked them to serve the dressing on the side, and you used olive oil 
instead of whatever vinaigrette they were offering.

BTW, this year Rav Ya'akov Ariel made it clear that he doesn't consider 
Canola oil to be kitniyot, especially for any who have the minhag to use 
Liftit on Pesach.

Shoshana L. Boublil