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vegan dairy

As a vegetarian who still has dairy products, I'm curious what they're really like and how much they'll cost.

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Dozens of companies have sprouted up in recent months to develop milk proteins made by yeasts or fungi, including Perfect Day, the California-based dairy company that laid out this unusual spread. The companies’ products are already on store shelves in the form of yogurt, cheese and ice cream, often labeled “animal-free.” The burgeoning industry, which calls itself “precision fermentation,” has its own trade organization, and big-name food manufacturers such as Nestlé, Starbucks and General Mills have already signed on as customers.

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a tip of the hat to Sukie

 

 

use by and expiration dates

They're mostly meaningless and a component of food waste.  What is important?

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Here’s the first thing you should know: Expiration dates are not expiration dates.

Food product dating, as the U.S. Department of Agriculture calls it, is completely voluntary for all products (with the exception of baby food, more on that later). Not only that, but it has nothing to do with safety. It acts solely as the manufacturer’s best guess as to when its product will no longer be at peak quality, whatever that means. Food manufacturers also tend to be rather conservative with those dates, knowing that not all of us keep our pantries dark and open our refrigerators as minimally as necessary. (I, for one, would never leave the fridge door open for minutes at a time as I contemplate what to snack on.)

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how it happens

Airline food preparation.

 

good beans

I came across Rancho Gordo beans at the San Francisco Ferry Plaza about twelve years ago.  They're really good and they go mail-order.  The founder wrote a bit about their path.

recommended!

 

 

 

canada has gone bugle free

And some people are upset.

 

the path to robofarms

Changes in European agriculture.

a tip of the hat to Sukie

 

apple guide

 

 

vintage recipe books

A large number are available on the Internet Archive.

One of the best things about many old recipes is the realization that you're not using them.

 

 

od'ing on peppermint

Not a good idea.

 

chicken checker!

Look up the salmonella records for the processing plant your chicken or turkey came from.

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Chickens and turkeys carry salmonella in their guts. In the U.S., poultry can be raised in crowded conditions where the bacteria can easily spread. By the time the birds are sent to slaughter, their skin and feathers are often highly contaminated with salmonella. Processing can result in further cross-contamination. Salmonella is found less frequently in less processed poultry.

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