In article >,
jake > wrote:

> Hello,
>
> I keep coming across recipes that call for kosher salt. The recipes
> typically are from the US.
>
> I have never came across that tem in European recipes , not even in
> Jewish recipes. I suspect kosher salt has the same effects in recipes as
> pretty much any other salt. So why do recipes call for ti? To make them
> kosher? Anone know?

Google is your friend. Go to http://www.google.com and search
for the term "Kosher salt" and you'll find lots of information. Suffice
it to say that your assumption is wrong.