Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!americast.com!americast.com!americast-post Newsgroups: americast.latimes.misc From: americast-post@AmeriCast.Com Organization: American Cybercasting Approved: americast-post@AmeriCast.com Subject: Hardball Henfruit Date: Fri, 6 Nov 92 07:07:09 EST Message-ID: HEADLINE: Hardball Henfruit Publication Date: Thursday November 5, 1992 BYLINE: Make sure your free-range chickens don't free-range where they might eat velvet weed (it's common in cornfields). Velvet-weed seeds deactivate the enzyme that converts the saturated fats in a hen's eggs to unsaturated fats. As a result, the yolks turn as tough as rubber when they're refrigerated. No kidding--they bounce. Don't Thank Bossie Almond Cheeze, made from almonds and other ingredients such as casein and carrageen, is a boon for dieters and people who can't eat dairy products. Unlike tofu "cheese," it melts, and the Cheddar-flavor cheeze actually tastes a lot like American-style cheese. (The garlic and herb cheeze is nowhere near as convincing.) At health food stores such as Mrs. Gooch's at around $2.49 for 6 ounces. Imposter Snapper Shocker The Florida Department of Agriculture recently surveyed 250 supermarkets and fish markets and found that half the red snapper being sold was not red snapper ( Lutjanus blackfordi ) but various other reddish fish. It's a Smell World After All The Wall Street Journal reports that garlic pill sales have shot up 163% over 1991, and even plain old supermarket garlic keeps gaining 8% every year. First, Catch Your Entry Form Watkins Inc., sellers of spices and extracts, will celebrate its 125th anniversary next year, so it's having a "My Family's Favorite Recipe" contest (using Watkins products, of course) with prizes such as a Dodge mini-van. To get your entry form, you have to find a Watkins dealer or call the home office in Winona, Minn., (507) 457-2150. This article is copyright 1992 The Los Angeles Times Home Edition. Redistribution to other sites is not permitted except by arrangement with American Cybercasting Corporation. For more information, send-email to usa@AmeriCast.COM