From: Rick DeNatale <rick.denatale@...>
Date: 2006-10-25T11:55:32+09:00
Subject: Re: Chunky Bacon

On 10/24/06, M. Edward (Ed) Borasky <znmeb@cesmail.net> wrote:
> Rick DeNatale wrote:
> > On 10/24/06, Cameron, Gemma (UK) <Gemma.Cameron@baesystems.com> wrote:
> >> Although back to the initial question wtf (excuse my language) has any
> >> of this to do with ruby or coding...?!
> >>
> >> Aside from rooting out the brits on this mailing list? :D Glad to see
> >> you guys!
> >
> > Hmmmm, I never considered the possibility that why might be a brit.
> > On the other hand a little bit of diging and whoising seems to make me
> > think that he's really a Texican.
> >
> > And while I'd describe British bacon as thickly sliced, lean, and
> > delicious, I don't think I'd call it chunky.
> >
> > Since the brits seem to have brought up ferrin food in the form of HP
> > sauce,
>
> HP is a sauce? Now I think I've seen it in the grocery stores here in
> Portland.
>
> > I just had to try to stir up the ozzies since I heard on the
> > news this morning that the US gummint has started blocking the
> > importation of Vegemite. Something in it that they think should only
> > be in bread and cereal.
>
> Huh? When did this happen? What's in bread and cereal?

Vegemite includes folate (or folic acid) which the FDA only allows in
bread and cereal.

There's some dispute as to whether or not the FDA has actually banned
Vegemite, although there have been reports that it has been
disappearing from U.S. stores which formerly sold it.

-- 
Rick DeNatale

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