Re: A three species breakfast--*Bos taurus, Sus domesticus and Gallus domesticus.*

On 2024-12-06, Janet <nobody@home.com> wrote:

In article <viut3t$2b67n$1@dont-email.me>,
j_mcquown@comcast.net says...

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On 12/5/2024 3:10 PM, Michael Trew wrote:

On 12/3/2024 6:13 PM, gm wrote:

Hank Rogers wrote:

Michael Trew wrote:

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I still find myself calling tea "pond water" from time to time.
Thanks,
Sheldon, LOL.

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Ahahahaha ... I still remember Popeye claiming that the grocery store
sold him rat turds instead of peppercorns

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I think he said that peppercorns were swept up off the floor with rat
turds and packaged.
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Yup, and The Old Sailor also claimed that shredded cheese consisted of
the remnants of cheese that were swept up from the floor...

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He wasn't far off, they add cellulose and wax to many shredded cheeses
to keep them from sticking.  I won't buy that junk, only actual blocks
of cheese.
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Sargento brand shredded cheese isn't bad.  But yes, it contains powdered
cellulose:

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  "Shredded cheese containing sawdust and cotton wool isn't
bad"
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  REALLY??
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<https://www.cspinet.org/article/cellulose>
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   "The cellulose added to processed foods usu­ally comes
from wood pulp (saw dust) or cotton lint"

 If I had a nickel for every time I ingested sawdust while sawing
wood (including pressure-treated) or cotton lint from clothing,
I could hire a world-class chef to prepare my birthday dinner.