[Sca-cooks] fondant

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Apr 8, 2007, at 11:50 PM, Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius wrote:

> I didn't believe this story until there was a huge explosion in a
> Brooklyn factory making Chiclets gum several years ago (I mean,
> during my lifetime, well documented by the news media and such), in
> which airborne powdered sugar was ignited by a spark. Apparently this
> happens occasionally in grain silos and flour mills, too.

My mistake. It was not in Brooklyn, but in Long Island City, which is  
in Queens, actually within walking distance of where I'm sitting...

Adamantius





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