Comments on: Morning Metro: Powerplant Emissions, Rec-struction, and the Lard Murder Mystery

By: jkga

jkga — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:47:11 +0000

The hydrogenation process that turns natural mono-unsaturated vegetable oils (relatively healthy, with one “cis” double bond in each chain) to saturated fats (with no double bonds, same as are found naturally in butter or lard) also makes trans-mono-unsaturated fats (with one “trans” double bond in each chain) as a byproduct. Those trans fats are considered unhealthy – even worse than saturated fats – these days.

By: CB

CB — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:08:45 +0000

Interesting that one of these articles talk about how much pollutants GA Power plants emit and all the comments relate to Crisco.

By: Phototrekker

Phototrekker — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 05:11:38 +0000

Again, very much the same in my home growing up – I’m from Ohio – so I am thinking this is not likely geographical. I make mashed potatoes now several times a year and would never think to use an instant mix but growing up that was the norm – my mom was also stay at home – had plenty of time to use real potatoes. It is the great American hoax and we are finally coming to realize that.

By: Cannonball

Cannonball — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:55:44 +0000

I think the lard is reading that Republicans want to revoke charter school status. What a joke.

By: At Home in Decatur

At Home in Decatur — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:50:45 +0000

My mom always had a coffee can (Yuban of course!) of bacon grease sitting around too! It got rancid fast! Oleo/margarine was used too–that bright fake yellow. The worst processed food from my childhood was instant mashed potatoes from potato flakes and instant potatoes au gratin. The frustrating thing was that my mother was a great cook when she wasn’t looking for “convenience”. She didn’t even work outside the home until we were nearly grown, so timing wasn’t an issue. I’m not sure that these instant foods were even that much quicker than the traditional cooking methods. I think it was the times, the advertising on TV, and the novelty of convenience foods that influenced her. I have to say that frozen mashed potatoes (whether “as is” or needing milk and butter added) are pretty darn tasty nowadays compared to those instant flakes.

And don’t get me started on commercial canned vegetables…..there’s so many vegetables that I had no idea could be anything but disgusting until I lived in California where so much was cooked fresh. I think my grandmother knew how to can with skill; my mother relied ont the store variety.