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Month: August 2011

Brown Sugar

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On August 15, 2011

Another entry tonight from Elizabeth Fries Ellet's New Cyclopaedia of Domestic Economy, and Practical Housekeeper, from 1871. This bit is on adulterated sugar. "The sugar, if it be brown, without.

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Scott's post makes me wonder just when Rick Perry started thinking seriously about running for president. Yglesias points out that the book Fed Up, which appeared under Perry's name nine months ago, argues that the modern administrative state is basically unconstitutional (with a bit of...
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Enjoy Your Tuna Sandwich

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In environment , fish , food
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On August 15, 2011
Greenpeace is launching a major new campaign against the tuna industry, built around the massive deaths to other species caused by the way albacore tuna is caught: Longlines are just that – long lines set by fishing vessels that stretch from buoy to buoy across...

Tainted Meat

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On August 14, 2011
Here's another recipe of sorts for you, from Elizabeth Fries Ellet's 1871 book New Cyclopaedia of Domestic Economy, and Practical Housekeeper. Really more of a practical tip on how to make tainted meat edible again: "Pour a few drops of hydrochloric acid in water till...
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