[Sca-cooks] cochineal

[A F Murphy]

Actually, I do know that, so I was sort of joking - I did start by
saying I know it is used, and so presumably non-toxic.  This is a big
issue with vegetarians, who get quite annoyed when they discover all the
hidden animal products they consume...

I guess I just mean I can't quite face grinding them up and  then eating
them myself! *G* Squeamish, I guess... and silly, I agree. (And I'd love
to give them a try in a dyepot, one of these days... I don't eat that!)
More to the point, that might be the reaction of whoever she is serving,
who may not know about the other  uses...

Anne


Marilyn Traber wrote:

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>Hope you plan on giving up most every red drink known to man, INCLUDING pink
>grapefruit juice, most bottled juices, red sodas and cranberry juice. All
>contain cochineal.
>http://www.botgard.ucla.edu/html/botanytextbooks/economicbotany/Cochineal/
>http://www.med.umich.edu/opm/newspage/dye.htm
>http://www.csmonitor.com/durable/1999/08/24/p22s1.htm
>http://vm.cfsan.fda.gov/~lrd/cfr73100.html
>http://www.chr-hansen.com/CH_products.nsf/all/ch09a.htm
>http://www.gcrg.org/bqr/8-2/bug.htm
>http://www.silk.net/sirene/spices.htm
>Then we get into the makeup industry, and the rest of the food industry. If
>you do any shopping at places that use 'all natural products' and products
>with no artificial ingredients, yep - buggses!
>margali
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>the quote starts here:
>Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] dyestuff toxicity?
>Reply-To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
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>I think a cochineal derivative is used in food, but... they're bugs. I
>admit I sort of don't care if they are toxic, I'm not eating them...
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