Guest guest Posted September 10, 2002 Report Share Posted September 10, 2002 Where can we find produce without this additive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2002 Report Share Posted September 10, 2002 where do you reside?? buy organic... certain markets here in the colonies will label whether a veggie er fruit has wax on it er not..i'm assuming this wot you mean?? lac resin?? there are several types of waxes used here in the states... petroleum based and vegetable wax are the most common..used to " protect " the fruit from drying out, and making it shine... organic fruits and such here in california won't have waxes applied to them cheers fraggle " lone_ranger23852 " <lone_ranger23852 wrote: >Where can we find produce without this additive? > > > > >To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2002 Report Share Posted September 11, 2002 What is this additive? nikki , " lone_ranger23852 " <lone_ranger23852> wrote: > Where can we find produce without this additive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2002 Report Share Posted September 11, 2002 I live near Dallas. Whole Foods implied that they were attempting to label what organic fruits and vegetables had been wased, and if so, with what. I found some tomatoes that still had soil on them so of course they were not waxed. , EBbrewpunx@c... wrote: > where do you reside?? > > buy organic... > certain markets here in the colonies will label whether a veggie er fruit has wax on it er not..i'm assuming this wot you mean?? > lac resin?? > there are several types of waxes used here in the states... > petroleum based and vegetable wax are the most common..used to " protect " the fruit from drying out, and making it shine... > organic fruits and such here in california won't have waxes applied to them > cheers > fraggle > > > " lone_ranger23852 " <lone_ranger23852> wrote: > > >Where can we find produce without this additive? > > > > > > > > > >To send an email to - > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2002 Report Share Posted September 11, 2002 It is an insect secretion and may contain insect parts. , " nikki_mackovitch " <nikkimack@m...> wrote: > What is this additive? > > nikki > > , " lone_ranger23852 " <lone_ranger23852> > wrote: > > Where can we find produce without this additive? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2002 Report Share Posted September 11, 2002 i assume the person is referring to shellac the resin from insects, used to gloss fruit, and a million other things... " nikki_mackovitch " <nikkimack wrote: >What is this additive? > >nikki > >, " lone_ranger23852 " <lone_ranger23852> >wrote: >> Where can we find produce without this additive? > > > >To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2002 Report Share Posted September 11, 2002 Our local whole foods, as well as berkeley bowl, clearly label wot has been waxed, wot hasn't, wot is organic, and where things originally come from guess we are lucky!!! you can generaly tell anyways if something has been waxed...just run yer thumbnail along it, and if you pull up waxy residue, guess wot!!! of course, this won't tell you whether it is vegetable wax, petroeum based, or shellac..but...who wants any of it anyways, correct?? cheers fraggle " Clayton Moore " <lone_ranger23852 wrote: >I live near Dallas. Whole Foods implied that they were attempting to >label what organic fruits and vegetables had been wased, and if so, >with what. I found some tomatoes that still had soil on them so of >course they were not waxed. >, EBbrewpunx@c... wrote: >> where do you reside?? >> >> buy organic... >> certain markets here in the colonies will label whether a veggie er >fruit has wax on it er not..i'm assuming this wot you mean?? >> lac resin?? >> there are several types of waxes used here in the states... >> petroleum based and vegetable wax are the most common..used >to " protect " the fruit from drying out, and making it shine... >> organic fruits and such here in california won't have waxes applied >to them >> cheers >> fraggle >> >> >> " lone_ranger23852 " <lone_ranger23852> wrote: >> >> >Where can we find produce without this additive? >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >To send an email to - >> > >> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2002 Report Share Posted September 12, 2002 I'm sorry, WHAT!!???!! we use insects to gloss fruit? ok, who the heck tries this out fer the first time and then sets it into motion? gee, that cricket there has a nice glossy back what can I do with that cricket, hmmm... OH! I know, I can grind him up and put him on fruit! Wow! Why haven't I thought of this before! nikki - the more I learn, the scareder I become , EBbrewpunx@c... wrote: > > i assume the person is referring to shellac > the resin from insects, used to gloss fruit, and a million other things... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2002 Report Share Posted September 12, 2002 CORRECT! nikki I live in my own little world. But it's okay...they know me here. , EBbrewpunx@c... wrote: > Our local whole foods, as well as berkeley bowl, clearly label wot has been waxed, wot hasn't, wot is organic, and where things originally come from > guess we are lucky!!! > you can generaly tell anyways if something has been waxed...just run yer thumbnail along it, and if you pull up waxy residue, guess wot!!! > of course, this won't tell you whether it is vegetable wax, petroeum based, or shellac..but...who wants any of it anyways, correct?? > cheers > fraggle > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2002 Report Share Posted September 12, 2002 Hi Nikki > ok, who the heck tries this out fer the first time and then sets it > into motion? This is something I often wonder with a variety of " foods " . I mean, take milk. Who first thought " hey - I wonder what it would be like to suckle on a cow " ?!!! BB Peter --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release 02/08/02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2002 Report Share Posted September 12, 2002 shellac...lac insects... we grind up central american beetles to make red dye as well carmine or cochineal its called... something like 70,000 beetles have to be ground up to make one pound of this dye which is in everything from food to lipstick fraggle " nikki_mackovitch " <nikkimack wrote: >I'm sorry, WHAT!!???!! > >we use insects to gloss fruit? > >ok, who the heck tries this out fer the first time and then sets it >into motion? >gee, that cricket there has a nice glossy back >what can I do with that cricket, hmmm... >OH! I know, I can grind him up and put him on fruit! >Wow! Why haven't I thought of this before! > >nikki - the more I learn, the scareder I become > > >, EBbrewpunx@c... wrote: >> >> i assume the person is referring to shellac >> the resin from insects, used to gloss fruit, and a million other >things... >> > > > > >To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2002 Report Share Posted September 12, 2002 almonds...i want to know who figured out almonds...most " natural " species of almonds are posionous...who figured out the one that wasn't?? " hey, kismet, go eat some nuts off that tree, i know everyone else died from trees that just look those, but... " fraggle " Peter " <Snowbow wrote: >Hi Nikki > >> ok, who the heck tries this out fer the first time and then sets it >> into motion? > >This is something I often wonder with a variety of " foods " . I mean, take >milk. Who first thought " hey - I wonder what it would be like to suckle on a >cow " ?!!! > >BB >Peter > > >--- >Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). >Version: 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release 02/08/02 > > > >To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2002 Report Share Posted September 12, 2002 Hi Nikki You can buy chocolate-coated crickets and grasshoppers - I saw it on the Food Channel! Jo > gee, that cricket there has a nice glossy back > what can I do with that cricket, hmmm... --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release 02/08/02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2002 Report Share Posted September 13, 2002 EEEewwww! glad I don't wear lipstick! nikki , EBbrewpunx@c... wrote: > shellac...lac insects... > > we grind up central american beetles to make red dye as well > carmine or cochineal its called... > something like 70,000 beetles have to be ground up to make one pound of this dye which is in everything from food to lipstick > fraggle > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2002 Report Share Posted September 13, 2002 Good morning Peter! Ya know, I was just asking this to someone who is a dairy lover the other day They swear you need milk to survive! nikki , " Peter " <Snowbow@b...> wrote: > Hi Nikki > > > ok, who the heck tries this out fer the first time and then sets it > > into motion? > > This is something I often wonder with a variety of " foods " . I mean, take > milk. Who first thought " hey - I wonder what it would be like to suckle on a > cow " ?!!! > > BB > Peter > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release 02/08/02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2002 Report Share Posted September 13, 2002 Same as maters tho! Those were considered poison as well! Garsh, how do people come up with this stuff? Thx fer the info on almonds too, never knew that! nikki , EBbrewpunx@c... wrote: > almonds...i want to know who figured out almonds...most " natural " species of almonds are posionous...who figured out the one that wasn't?? > " hey, kismet, go eat some nuts off that tree, i know everyone else died from trees that just look those, but... " > fraggle > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2002 Report Share Posted September 13, 2002 Good morning Jo! EEEeeeewww! knew there were choc-ants, but who eats this stuff? nikki , " Peter " <Snowbow@b...> wrote: > Hi Nikki > > You can buy chocolate-coated crickets and grasshoppers - I saw it on the > Food Channel! > > Jo > > gee, that cricket there has a nice glossy back > > what can I do with that cricket, hmmm... > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2002 Report Share Posted September 13, 2002 why ew?? even tho we be veggies..how long ago did you think hotdogs were ok? eating a meal worm is no worse then snacking on cow tummy....actually, i think the cow tummy is much worse.... societies all over the world eat insects...wot do you think manna was?? bug secretions.... cheers fraggle " nikki_mackovitch " <nikkimack wrote: >Good morning Jo! > > >EEEeeeewww! >knew there were choc-ants, but who eats this stuff? > >nikki > >, " Peter " <Snowbow@b...> wrote: >> Hi Nikki >> >> You can buy chocolate-coated crickets and grasshoppers - I saw it >on the >> Food Channel! >> >> Jo >> > gee, that cricket there has a nice glossy back >> > what can I do with that cricket, hmmm... >> >> >> > > > >To send an email to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2002 Report Share Posted September 13, 2002 Hi Nikki > They swear you need milk to survive! Ah - that explains why we're all dead :-) BB Peter --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release 02/08/02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2002 Report Share Posted September 13, 2002 double ew!!! and i never really ate hot dogs especially after i found out what was in 'em kinda like when i found out about meat, dairy and such said ew and moved away! nikki BLECK! , EBbrewpunx@c... wrote: > why ew?? > even tho we be veggies..how long ago did you think hotdogs were ok? > eating a meal worm is no worse then snacking on cow tummy....actually, i think the cow tummy is much worse.... > > societies all over the world eat insects...wot do you think manna was?? bug secretions.... > > cheers > fraggle > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 13, 2002 Report Share Posted September 13, 2002 <giggle> I knew there was something different about me! nikki , " Peter " <Snowbow@b...> wrote: > Hi Nikki > > > They swear you need milk to survive! > > Ah - that explains why we're all dead :-) > > BB > Peter > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release 02/08/02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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