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Skriven 2012-03-04 08:36:14 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
  Kommentar till text 21993 av JIM WELLER (1:123/140)
Ärende: brand names
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-=> JIM WELLER wrote to GLEN JAMIESON <=-

 GJ> "Biro", "Hoover" and "Kelvinator" have become generic appliance names
 GJ> in other countries, also, which must have tickled the fancy of the
 GJ> originators.

 JW> Nope. Just the opposite. Companies pay dearly to protect their brand
 JW> names. Aspirin is the text book case of what happens when you don't.
 JW> Anybody can make it and they do. The best Bayer can do is suggest it
 JW> is the original aspirin. Kleenex and Xerox strongly protect their
 JW> names and make everyone else use the terms facial tissue and
 JW> photocopier.

Bayer lost the trademarked "Aspirin" as part of the Germans losing WWI. They
also lost the trademark on Heroin. In 1895, the German drug company Bayer
marketed diacetylmorphine as an over-the-counter drug under the trademark name
Heroin. The name was derived from the Greek word "Heros" because of its
perceived "heroic" effects upon a user. It was developed chiefly as a morphine
substitute for cough suppressants that did not have morphine's addictive
side-effects. Morphine at the time was a popular recreational drug, and Bayer
wished to find a similar but non-addictive substitute to market. However,
contrary to Bayer's advertising as a "non-addictive morphine substitute,"
heroin would soon have one of the highest rates of dependence among its users.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Red Pepper & Ginger Marmalade
 Categories: Condiments, Jams, Citrus, Vegetables
      Yield: 4 cups
 
      3 lb Red bell peppers; (12 med
           - to large peppers)
      4 tb Unsalted butter
    1/2 c  Extra-virgin olive oil
     10 cl Garlic; minced (about 3 tb)
    1/2 c  Fresh ginger; coarse grated
           Grated zest of 3 oranges
    3/4 c  Fresh orange juice
      3 tb Sugar
      2 ts Freshly ground black pepper
 
  Core and seed the peppers, and cut them into 1/4-inch wide
  lengthwise strips (you should have 12 cups). 

  Heat the butter and oil in a heavy flameproof casserole.
  Add the garlic and ginger, and cook over low heat for 5
  minutes. Add the peppers, and stir well to coat. 

  Mix in the orange zest, juice, sugar and pepper. Stir
  gently and cover. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring
  occasionally, until the peppers are wilted and their skins
  are soft, 25 minutes.

  Remove the cover and continue cooking over low heat,
  stirring frequently, until most of the liquid has
  evaporated, 2 hours. 

  Serve hot or at room temperature. This keeps, covered
  tightly, in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. 

  Makes 4 cups. 

  Authors' note: This is a slightly sweet condiment with a
  bite to it. Great served with grilled chicken or beef,
  sausages, lamb, on a sandwich, in a potato, or with game.

  Try to always have some on hand--it's addictive.

  Source: The New Basics Cookbook
 
  From: http://www.recipesource.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

MMMMM

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