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The Democracy Now! newsletter for yesterday (2009-01-29) contains a bombshell piece of food-safety information buried in the update on the contaminated peanut butter story; from the newsletter:  * Food Safety: Georgia Plant Knowingly Shipped Contaminated Peanuts; Study Links Corn Syrup to Toxic Mercury * We look at two stories on food safety. The FDA has issued one of the largest food recalls in history after eight people died of salmonella poisoning. A Georgia peanut plant knowingly shipped products contaminated with salmonella on a dozen occasions over the past two years. And a pair of new studies has revealed traces of toxic mercury can be found in many popular food items containing high-fructose corn syrup. The sweetener has become a widely used substitute for sugar in processed foods, including many items marketed toward children. [emphasis mine -ed] Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/2009/1/29/food_safety_georgia_plant_knowingly_shipped The implicat...

Basic Pizza Dough Recipe [makes 2 x 12" crusts] INGREDIENTS: 1 cup lukewarm water plus extra as needed 1/4 cup olive oil plus extra for oiling bowl 1-1/2 teaspoons honey or sugar 1 package dry yeast (2-1/4 teaspoons) 3 cups unbleached all purpose flour, plus extra as needed 1-1/2 teaspoons kosher salt DIRECTIONS: If your kitchen is cool, preheat oven to 150 degrees or the lowest setting. Pour the flour into the work bowl of a large food processor or stand mixer. Sprinkle the oil, sugar, and yeast over the water and pulse the mixer several times until mixed. Add the flour and salt and process until the mixture comes together. The dough should be soft and slightly sticky. (If it is too sticky, add flour 1 tablespoon at a time, and pulse until smooth. If it is too stiff, add water one tablespoon at a time, and pulse until smooth.) Turn the dough onto a slightly floured work surface; knead by hand a few m...