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Skriven 2010-10-27 16:39:00 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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 ML> turned cloudy? (I know that lets off the raki and absinthe
 ML> line).
 DD> Not being a smart ass^h^h^h aleck here but, which line does Pernod
 DD> fall into? 

The raki and absinthe (and pastis and such) line, of course -
Pernod Fils was one of the top absinthe manufacturers, and the
current product started off as a thujone-free substitute.

 DD> As to why don't they??? Follow the money. Those who buy el-cheapo
 DD> hooch that is more likely to be untaxed and maybe contaminated with
 DD> methanol or condensed in a radiator with leaded seams, etc. are more
 DD> interested in getting hammered (or maintaining their level of
 DD> hammeredness) for the lowest amount of gelt than in the health issues.

But the effects of methanol are so immediate that even the most
desperate would understand the issue in short order.

 -=> Dave Drum said to Jim Weller <=-

 GJ> What is A1C?
 JW> A measure of average blood sugar levels over a long period
 JW> something called glycosylated hemoglobin levels
 GJ> OK.  Something new to me.
 JW> Same here. I googled it after Dave and Carol brought it up. It's
 JW> fairly new procedure in the US and not done here at all in Canada.
 DD> I'd not call something in place since 1976 "fairly new". Except, of
 DD> course, to olde pharts like us.

It wasn't in place in 1976 - in fact, it's not consistently in
place now - in fact, I've had mine checked only once ever. The
cheaper old standard, fasting blood sugar, is deemed to be
enough by Mass. General, which is not shy about adopting the
latest and the most expensive technologies.

 DD> "The use of hemoglobin A1c for monitoring the degree of control of
 DD> glucose metabolism in diabetic patients was proposed in 1976 by Anthony
 DD> Cerami, Ronald Koenig and coworkers."
 DD> I've been tested for A1C since the mid-90s. The American Diabetic
 DD> Association added the A1c = 6.5% as another criterion for the diagnosis
 DD> of diabetes in 2010, but this is controversial and has not been
 DD> universally adopted.

Not universally adopted, for sure!

---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v7.05

      Title: Ada's Molasses Nut Bread
 Categories: Breads, Holiday
   Servings:  1

  2 3/4 c  Flour; sifted all-purpose         1/2 c  Seedless raisins
      2 ts Baking powder                     3/4 c  Molasses
    1/4 ts Soda                                1    Egg; beaten
    1/2 ts Salt                              1/4 c  Shortening; melted or oil
    1/4 c  Sugar                               2 ts Grated orange rind
    1/2 c  Nut meats; chopped

       Mix together and sift flour, baking powder, soda, salt and sugar into
  a mixing bowl; add nut meats and raisins and mix together. Combine the
  milk, molasses, egg, shortening and orange rind; add to dry mixture and
  stir only enough to dampen flour.  Bake in a greased bread pan, 10x5x3
  inch, in a moderate oven, 350 degrees F., for 1 1/4 hours.

  This recipe makes a large loaf of fruit bread.

  From THE FLAVOR OF MAINE by Brownie Schrumpf.  A culinary special published
  by The Bangor Daily News. @ 1976.

  Shared by Robert Rostrup.

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