You're Eating … What?
Just in case you haven't eaten your fill of bugs, here's another opportunity for insect consumption. Shellac—which is used to make that shiny coating on jelly beans and to give fresh fruits and vegetables that perfect, glossy finish—is made from the excretions of Kerria lacca insects that are native to Thailand. Again, vegetarian lobbyists have urged the FDA to require that labeling indicate if fruits and vegetables are coated with an insect-derived substance. The FDA wouldn't go that far, but, according to Jacobson, it did require produce packers to disclose whether any coating used is animal- or vegetable-derived. "But it would be on a placard or on the box of produce, not in bold type on the fruit or vegetable itself," says Jacobson, and not necessarily displayed to grocery shoppers. "And I don't know that the regulation is very strongly enforced," he adds.
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Since someone on the first page brought religion into this conversation, I just thought I'd mention...I believe it is in The Old Testament (and therefore probably the Torah also) that we are NOT supposed to eat bugs.
About the Carmine: they should HAVE to declare the source!
About the Xanthan Gum, if it causes the disease *black rot* in trees, it cannot be healthy for us to consume. Can you think of *any* other "rot" sources that are safe for humans to consume?
Ah, little boys were right all along. Bugs are actually very nutritious and consuming them would easily solve the worlds hunger problems. The Old Testament states that John the Baptist, the man who baptized Christ, dined regularly on bugs. Eating bugs would also eliminate the need for pesticides. If the crops are over run by bugs..they become the crop!
This also eliminates the need for clearing more land for crops. Eating bugs helps prevent world starvation, global warming, chemical poisoning of the environment etc. The food industry has already shown that they can make these guys very tasty.
It's good to do the same thing with Lamb that you did with turkey. MM good soup.
First, please excuse my spelling. I've seen my notes after I posted them, and said....Gee , I hope these folks know what I meant. Still trying to find a way to fix them.
Now then, Gelatin is the subject. Recently, I roasted a turkey in the oven (safe place).
I saved the liquid rendering, and found it to be (please don't laugh) gelatinous.
This caused me to think about Jell-o and other products like that.
So, yeah, not a problem for me. Also, I used the rendering to make soup ( but no dead rats to remove).
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