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[this message is a cross-posting, some or all of the content is duplicated at http://blogs.earthside.org/earth_tech/2007/07/high-fructose-corn-syrup.html on the earth_tech blog] We've been hearing that "high fructose corn syrup is not good for you" for a couple years now, but up until now it has just been something to avoid if possible (i.e. choose the brands that don't have it in the ingredient list if and when an alternative is available, pass up certain "SALE" items because they contain it, etc), but - at least up until this point, no evidence concerning HFCS has been presented (to me), and no critical warnings have been raised about its use in human food products. Today while moderating a discussion at slashdot.org entitled PubPat Kills Four Key Monsanto Patents , I ran across a post ( #19982005 by an "anonymous" author) which - while substantially directed at the issue of genetically modified (GM) crops, mentions some of the reputed [a...

The WikiHow site has an article titled How to Make Mayonnaise in their Recipes category. There is also an article on How to Make Yogurt . Although there doesn't appear to be an article [yet] on how to make tofu [soybean curd], the the article How to Prepare Tofu has some clues. Quoting the article: " … [tofu is] basically just coagulated and pressed soy milk, very similar in production to cheese … " The article also mentions freezing as a way to modify the texture of tofu before preparation, and talks quite a bit about the need to remove the water from tofu before preparing: " … The best way to make the texture of tofu more appetizing is to press it for 1-2 hours before cooking or marinating it … " " … most tofu is packaged in its own liquid (which is quite bland and monotonous) -- this liquid is actually the source of the dislike many people claim for tofu products, because when the tofu solids are saturated w...

This can be prepared using a microwave oven and a rice-cooker - there are numerous other ways to accomplish the same basic meal, but what we used this time is: standard four-cup rice-cooker standard 1500W microwave oven Botan rice [reverse-osmosis-filtered - $0.39 @ Wallyworld] water 16-ounce package extra-firm tofu (the "cold-pack" kind) extra-virgin olive oil soy sauce (Kikoman) garlic powder ground (powdered) red pepper (cayenne) beef stock (note 1: any and all of these ingredients have substitutes - email if you want a list) Instructions: Cook some rice - 3 cups should be plenty for two people After the rice is ready, break up about half the tofu into a [microwave safe] bowl drizzle some olive oil over the tofu Add the spices to the tofu and olive oil in the bowl Pour in about 2 ounces of beef stock Stir the contents of the bowl and microwave it on high for about 60 seconds. take the bowl out of the microwave and add about a cu...