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Figs, like pineapple, kiwi, papaya and guava, (and soap?), contain an enzyme that breaks down protein. Most recipes used canned figs because the canning process kills off the enzyme. SB (the same reason these fruits, (and soap), don't make good Jello)

My Grandmother used to roast a pig every year for Serbian Christmas. About all I remember about the process was that the tail and ears were done long before the rest, so they became "delicacies" used to placate restless, hungry children. SB (cook's perogative though ....

Check with the school's insurer. They can advise you. SB (knows a lot of plaintiff's lawyers)

I always do, but that's because I prefer to eat pie cold. SB

I made too much <MONEY>! So I bought a restaurant. SB (solved that "problem")

I agree about the description. I had been thinking of ways to describe the smell and came up with nada. Also, "Not like body odor, or sweat, just this damp smell, like the breath of someone who is sick with a cold. A cold, bacterial smell, but not quite to the point of smelling like decay." Perfect. Not rotten, but not well. ← "Bacterial" may be the operative word here? Bacteria is a very complicated subject, but it seems like all the examples cited here would have bacterial odors. Some people can detect them, others don't. SB

RE: "they all share kind of a... hm... a cold weather kind of metallic, tight, organic, dog-saliva-like odor. That odor is compounded with a funky smell like a damp barnyard." That's a very accurate description. I know what you mean, although I don't have the severe reaction to it that you do. SB (It also reminds me of the smell they try to cover up in a hospital, or mortuary)

As animals, we all have the inherent ability to use our sense of smell the ways other creatures do, but civilization has discouraged us from doing so. Some individuals, and perhaps even cultures, retain these abilities either consciously or subconsciously. You'll notice most of the foods posters have mentioned can be dangerous in raw form. Nature provided us with a means of determining their safety long before the government decided to mandate "expiration dates" for our "safety". An unpleasant odor, just like a disturbing sight or disruptive sound, is trying to convey information to us. Learn to decipher and use it. SB (expressions like "nose for news" and "smell of fear" are/were literal)

I caught the Pizza episode last night, and while it was fairly interesting looks like it could easily have been made up from old Food Network clips. SB

The context it which he proposed it was though. SB (technically Jerry Seinfeld is real too)(alive even!)

Jonathan Swift - Irish Babies

Kubla Khan (in "Xanadu") - Honey-dew

Yogi Bear - Pic-a-nic Baskets

Tom Thumb - Plum

Garfield - Lasagne

Maybe not a such good choice for disciples of the Brillat-Savarin/Chairman Kaga/Tiny Tim "You Are What You Eat" school of consumption? SB (eats a lot of sweets)

Cheeseburgers are universal, but I suspect only men would be inclined to eat them daily? SB

I don't know how John the Baptist would have felt about it, (or Shakespeare either for that matter), but I made a meatloaf, rotelle pasta w/bacon & grated Parmesan and corn on the cob! SB (thinks Puck would have enjoyed it?)

My Sister hosts an Iron Chef style Wild Game Feed every year, where attendees are expected to sample all the offerings, which usually tend to be quite "creative". On the invitations, to assuage any guests' trepidation, she advertises that my Cousin Mike, an MD, and his GF, a Head Nurse, will be in attendance. SB (she pointedly doesn't mention the fact that Dr Mike is also the County Coroner)

Then again, the quality of food served in hospitals compares quite favorably to the level of medical attention available in most restaurants. SB

ie: Medicaid SB (wonders how the food is in Canadian hospitals) ← It's just as awful in Canada. ← As I suspected. Because the ultimate payer (the government) is so far removed from the end user (the patient) a universal blandness is almost predictable. And, at least in this Country, any innovative or experimental programs would run the risk of incurring legal liability. So, I guess that unless we're fortunate enough to afford private care hospital food will hold true to it's reputation. It will keep you alive until you are released. SB

ie: Medicaid SB (wonders how the food is in Canadian hospitals)

But who will pay for it? SB

alimento lento? SB (at least it rymes)

Make no mistake. I'm sympathetic to your cause; just not overly encouraged. I hope it attracts more interest. I've been a registered member since Jan 05, and I have to say I wouldn't exactly use the word "lively" to describe it. A highly motivated few can influence a majority. (I forget the formal name of this priciple) Getting organiztion members from interested, to enlisted, to motivated, to activated is three big steps though. A organizational name that plays off a perceived negative aspect of an opposing group isn't necessarily effective, even if it does contain a neat double entendre. Positive names work better. (There's a good reason groups both favoring and opposing abortion bill themselves as pro-choice and pro-life rather then anti-) SB (wishing you the best, but you know what they say about wishing ....