New American Tradition: Going Kosher for Thanksgiving     Text
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Pilgrims who celebrated the first Thanksgiving with Native
Americans gave thanks to a Higher Authority.  They're not the
only ones.  Kosher turkeys are slowly taking a larger share of
the Thanksgiving market.  Just as Hebrew National ("We answer to
a higher authority") has convinced many non-Jews to buy kosher
hot dogs, companies like Empire Kosher are seeing more customers
who don't keep kosher buying kosher poultry. Reasons include the
enhanced flavor of the salted birds and a belief that the
special supervision and handling required under kosher dietary
law mean a better quality product.  "More than 50 percent of
Empire Kosher's Thanksgiving turkey volume is from non-kosher
consumers," company spokesman Elie Rosenfeld told CNBC.  (Read
More: Where Pilgrims Landed, Thanksgiving Is Kept at Table, Not
Mall.)  For those who li