Guest guest Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 Thanks for the warning about silver foil. I had forgotten about that, but I remember now that there was an article on VNN about that several years ago. Srila Prabhupada often emphasized the desirability of producing goods locally -- especially foods. When our food comes from hundreds or thousands of miles away, then we can't really have the same level of confidence in its purity as we do with things grown in our own community, or better yet -- in our own garden. As Srila Prabhupada stated in France, "Anything grown in the garden is worth a hundred times something bought in the market." And that is one of the key reasons -- if you grow it yourself, the quality and purity are assured. your servant, Hare Krsna dasi Hrimati (dd) ACBSP (Mayapur - IN) wrote: >---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > >Text PAMHO:10139824 (57 lines) > Internet: "Nayan Patel" <nayan4 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> > 21-Jul-05 09:36 (10:36 +0100) > >What do you think? - how are these silver foils made? Hold your breath. > >They are made by hammering thin sheets of silver in middle of booklets made >of a bull's intestines. In other words, after slaughtering a bull, quickly >his intestines are removed, and sold to the manufacturers of foils. The >skins made of old intestines are of no use. Even one-day-old intestines can >not be used, because within a few hours they stiffen. > >The foil manufacturer removes blood and stools from the intestines, and >cuts >them into pieces. Then he puts one piece over another, making a booklet out >of it. At his home, or in the factory, he puts one silver (or gold) sheet >in-between each page. Then he hammers it hard until those metal sheets turn >into thin wafers. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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