Sure, Alex, don't we all have friends in the surface coating industry?
(except for the ones who are astronauts and movie stars).
Meanwhile I've been asked a couple of questions about kosher gelatine,
such as am I sure it's vegetable. One person thought it was animal,just
made from ritually slaughtered animals.
Who can be *sure* of anything they didn't personally cook themselves, and
even then....? But I have *read* that it is vegetable, which makes sense
because there is a kosher rule against combining meat and dairy. Gelatine
chiffon pies, bombes, souffles, etc. often contain dairy products and/or
are served with dairy meals.
However that information will surely be on the package, and whoever finds
one can verify for him or herself. Which brings me to the question of
where you find kosher gelatine. I'd say you need a neighborhood serving an
orthodox Jewish population. Try Brooklyn. Try 2nd Avenue. Probably
Zabar's. And several other markets on the Upper West Side. You're not
coming to New York? Odds are most sizable US cities, and surely several
places in England (certainly London) have something of the sort. I don't
know about Gloucester, but ask at a specialty deli.
Also, many people who buy kosher products live in odd places like Wyoming
or Limerick. They use mail order. I assume the mail order houses advertise
somewhere or other. Is there a synagogue in Gloucester? Sorry I can't be
more helpful. (Maybe it's easier to make friends with someone in the
surface coating industry.)
Judy