Important Information for Vegetarian

India Sweets - SILVER FOILS ARE NOT VEGETARIAN
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The gut of an average cow, measuring 540 inches in length and 3 inches in diameter, is cut open into a piece measuring 540" x 10". From this, strips of 9" x 10" are cut to give approximately 60 pieces of ox-gut, which are then piled on top of each other and bound to form a book of 171 leaves.
Next, small thin strips of silver are placed between the sheets and the book slipped into a leather pouch. These bundles are hammered continuously for a day to produce extremely thin foils of silver of 3" x 5".
The leather and ox-gut, being supple, can withstand the intense manual hammering for up to 8 hours a day till such time as the silver is beaten to the desired thickness. When ready, the foil is carefully lifted from between the leaves of ox-gut and placed between sheets of paper to be sold to the sweet shops. A booklet of 160 foils weighs approximately 10 grams and costs few hundred rupees.
 
 
 
 

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  • thanka a lot mother

     

    yas,

    nilesh

  • hare krishna

     Is the rapping food silver foil is the same made from animal stuff can we use this foil.

    hare krishna

    • Hare Krishna !

       

      Think wrapping foil is alumunium, not silver.

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        hare krishna

        thanks 

  • hare krishna mathaji

     

    dandavat pranams

     

    oh my god its really pity to hear this and shocked.

    thank u mathaji

     

    haribol

    saraswathi mathaji

  • Volunteer

    Dear Krishna Rupa Devi Dasi Mataji, I disagree with some of your views.

    Mataji, perhaps it is not vegetarian if you put it under a microscope. When put under a microscope you also can see dollar bills covered with bits of human fecal matter. I am sure ruppees or any other currency will be no different. Then, should the temples stop accepting currency?

    It is not true that non vegetarians do not eat intestines. One of the most popular western food Jello, is made with powdered intestines with artificial color, a cancer causing agent. Sausages are intestines of pigs filled with their meat. Capsules of medicine, even in India are made with the same powdered intestines (gelatin).

     

    Lets look at the positive side of producing Varakh this way:

    There are benefits to offering of such Varakh produced using intestines of cows and oxes(to the spirit soul that resided in the body of the cow/ox)

    When it is offered to Krishna, on sweets etc, along with a Tulasi leaf, Lord will accept it.

    As a result the cow/ox from whom the guts derived from will benefit from such offering.

    Upon spirit soul leaving the cow body, the cowhide is also used in producing Mridhang/Khol drums.

    It is perfectly fine to do so, because this particular drum is used only in the service of Krishna.

    When cow hide used in Krishna's service, it helps the cow progress spiritually.

    I dont see anything wrong or against scriptures, in using cowhide as long as the product is offered to Krishna or used in His service.

     

    No offense meant to any devotees who love cows, which we all know are very dear to Krishna.

    In fact cow dung and cow urine are used in the worship of Krishna and are purifying (unlike dung of other animals). So any cowdung particles on Varakh can only be purifying.

    One of the best Ayurvedic medicine is made from Go Mutr or cow urine.

     

  • Jai Shri Krishna..

     

    Some more article.. http://kenyanjustice.blogspot.com/2009/07/varakh-silver-edible-foil...

     

    Suddha process? .. http://www.kskvarakh.com/manufacturing.htm

    Varakh - silver edible foil used in mithais (sweets)
    A very enlightening read! Raziya In India , by law, every food item has to have a green dot on it, if it is vegetarian - and a maroon do...
  • Hare Krishna, dear Krishna Rupa mataji.

    Please accept my humblr obeisances. All glories to Srila Prabhupada. All glories to Guru-Maharaja.

    The foil that you are talking about ,is it made only in India or all over the world? I mean does they make foil like the Varakh only in India or does all the countries who produces foil make it the same way how they are doing it in India?

    Thank you so much, my dear mother.

    Radha Radha.

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