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  1. hello, everyone, is corn syrup the same as : HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP?

  2. Marvel said:

    hello, everyone, is corn syrup the same as : HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP?


    Not only no.....HELL NO!!! Don't get me started!

    Bubba

    --
    You wanna measure, or you wanna cook?

  3. Bubba said:
    Marvel said:

    hello, everyone, is corn syrup the same as : HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN


    SYRUP?

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:


    Not only no.....HELL NO!!! Don't get me started!

    Bubba

    Cane Sugar is such a superior product to both of the aforementioned.
    Do you remember the really nice taste of Coca Cola when they used
    sugar cane as their sugar? But the economics of cane sugar make it
    less available than the corn farmers, who grow a zillion acres.

    aloha,
    Thunder
    smithfarms.com
    Farmers of 100% Kona Coffee
    & other Great Stuff

  4. "smithfarms pure kona" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:
    Bubba said:
    Marvel said:

    hello, everyone, is corn syrup the same as : HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN


    SYRUP?

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:


    Not only no.....HELL NO!!! Don't get me started!

    Bubba

    Cane Sugar is such a superior product to both of the aforementioned.
    Do you remember the really nice taste of Coca Cola when they used
    sugar cane as their sugar? But the economics of cane sugar make it
    less available than the corn farmers, who grow a zillion acres.

    aloha,
    Thunder
    smithfarms.com
    Farmers of 100% Kona Coffee
    & other Great Stuff

    No, the US sugar lobby that restricts imports and keeps american sugar
    prices at several times world prices is the reason. They don't make
    those donations to the politicians because they are fans of democracy.

    del

  5. In article said:


    "smithfarms pure kona" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Bubba said:

    Marvel wrote:
    >hello, everyone, is corn syrup the same as : HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN


    SYRUP?

    Quoted message said:

    >
    Not only no.....HELL NO!!! Don't get me started!

    Cane Sugar is such a superior product to both of the aforementioned.
    Do you remember the really nice taste of Coca Cola when they used
    sugar cane as their sugar? But the economics of cane sugar make it
    less available than the corn farmers, who grow a zillion acres.

    No, the US sugar lobby that restricts imports and keeps american sugar
    prices at several times world prices is the reason. They don't make
    those donations to the politicians because they are fans of democracy.

    You're right about "sugar", but if you mean cane sugar then I don't
    think that's the real reason for protection (though I'm sure the
    pollies will happily accept donations from that group too 🙂.

    I think it's about protecting the *corn* farmers. At the real world
    price of cane sugar, it wouldn't be economic to produce HF corn syrup
    in competition. I'm sure there are many more corn farmers than cane
    farmers in the USA, and votes count nearly as much as money. (As
    long as you've got enough of the latter stashed away of course. ;-)

    Cheers, Phred.

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  6. "Phred" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>, "Del Cecchi"

    Quoted message said:


    "smithfarms pure kona" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:

    On Sat, 25 Jun 2005 17:25:02 -0400, Bubba
    <[email hidden]> wrote:
    >Marvel wrote:
    >>hello, everyone, is corn syrup the same as : HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN
    SYRUP?
    >>
    >Not only no.....HELL NO!!! Don't get me started!

    Cane Sugar is such a superior product to both of the aforementioned.
    Do you remember the really nice taste of Coca Cola when they used
    sugar cane as their sugar? But the economics of cane sugar make it
    less available than the corn farmers, who grow a zillion acres.

    No, the US sugar lobby that restricts imports and keeps american sugar
    prices at several times world prices is the reason. They don't make
    those donations to the politicians because they are fans of democracy.

    You're right about "sugar", but if you mean cane sugar then I don't
    think that's the real reason for protection (though I'm sure the
    pollies will happily accept donations from that group too 🙂.

    I think it's about protecting the *corn* farmers. At the real world
    price of cane sugar, it wouldn't be economic to produce HF corn syrup
    in competition. I'm sure there are many more corn farmers than cane
    farmers in the USA, and votes count nearly as much as money. (As
    long as you've got enough of the latter stashed away of course. ;-)

    Cheers, Phred.

    --
    [email hidden]

    Most corn goes to animal feed. The sugar lobby is made up of beet and
    cane sugar growers. Now Cargill may get in there a little to protect
    their investment in corn processing but it is mostly the sugar lobby. Do
    your own research if you don't believe me. The corn farmers could care
    less about the syrup market.

    del cecchi

    Quoted message said:
  7. Del Cecchi said:


    "smithfarms pure kona" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:
    Bubba said:

    Marvel wrote:

    >hello, everyone, is corn syrup the same as : HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN


    SYRUP?

    Quoted message said:

    >
    >
    >
    >
    Not only no.....HELL NO!!! Don't get me started!

    Bubba

    Cane Sugar is such a superior product to both of the


    aforementioned.

    Quoted message said:

    No, the US sugar lobby that restricts imports and keeps american


    sugar

    Quoted message said:

    prices at several times world prices is the reason. They don't make
    those donations to the politicians because they are fans of


    democracy.

    Quoted message said:


    del

    Agreed. I was going to rant about farm subsidies. As a farmer, with
    NO subsidies, I do think of those mega- acre farmers who are paid, one
    way or the otter and then make healthy political contributions and
    then skew the natural economics.

    In Hawaii the value of the real estate that cane was grown on, became
    more valuable than the artificially supported product, along with the
    union that made our agricultural workers among the highest paid
    agricultural workers in the whole US-there went most of our sugar cane
    fields.

    aloha
    Thunder
    smithfarms.com
    Farmers of 100% Kona Coffee
    & other Great Stuff

  8. In article <[email hidden]>,

    Del Cecchi said:

    "Phred" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>, "Del Cecchi"
    <[email hidden]> wrote:


    [...]

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    No, the US sugar lobby that restricts imports and keeps american sugar
    prices at several times world prices is the reason. They don't make
    those donations to the politicians because they are fans of democracy.

    You're right about "sugar", but if you mean cane sugar then I don't
    think that's the real reason for protection (though I'm sure the
    pollies will happily accept donations from that group too 🙂.

    I think it's about protecting the *corn* farmers. At the real world
    price of cane sugar, it wouldn't be economic to produce HF corn syrup
    in competition. I'm sure there are many more corn farmers than cane
    farmers in the USA, and votes count nearly as much as money. (As
    long as you've got enough of the latter stashed away of course. ;-)

    Most corn goes to animal feed. The sugar lobby is made up of beet and
    cane sugar growers. Now Cargill may get in there a little to protect
    their investment in corn processing but it is mostly the sugar lobby. Do
    your own research if you don't believe me. The corn farmers could care
    less about the syrup market.

    G'day mate, I'm happy to accept your clarification. [Pun unintended.]

    But now I'm wondering [completely OT] about your "could care
    less". My initial reaction was: Why could they care less?
    Here, at least in this part of Oz, we would say "couldn't care less";
    and that makes more logical sense to me in this context. So, I'm left
    wondering... Is your usage idiomatic, or is it simply a case of E&OE?

    Cheers, Phred.

    --
    [email hidden]

  9. _.-In rec.food.cooking, Marvel wrote the following -._

    Quoted message said:

    hello, everyone, is corn syrup the same as : HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP?

    First: don't type in all caps.
    Second: See this link:
    http://www.westonaprice.org/motherlinda/cornsyrup.html
    Third: google knows all.

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  10. Phred said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    Del Cecchi said:

    "Phred" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
    news:[email hidden]...

    Quoted message said:

    In article <[email hidden]>, "Del Cecchi"
    <[email hidden]> wrote:

    [...]

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    >No, the US sugar lobby that restricts imports and keeps american sugar
    >prices at several times world prices is the reason. They don't make
    >those donations to the politicians because they are fans of democracy.

    You're right about "sugar", but if you mean cane sugar then I don't
    think that's the real reason for protection (though I'm sure the
    pollies will happily accept donations from that group too 🙂.

    I think it's about protecting the *corn* farmers. At the real world
    price of cane sugar, it wouldn't be economic to produce HF corn syrup
    in competition. I'm sure there are many more corn farmers than cane
    farmers in the USA, and votes count nearly as much as money. (As
    long as you've got enough of the latter stashed away of course. ;-)

    Most corn goes to animal feed. The sugar lobby is made up of beet and
    cane sugar growers. Now Cargill may get in there a little to protect
    their investment in corn processing but it is mostly the sugar lobby. Do
    your own research if you don't believe me. The corn farmers could care
    less about the syrup market.

    G'day mate, I'm happy to accept your clarification. [Pun unintended.]

    But now I'm wondering [completely OT] about your "could care
    less". My initial reaction was: Why could they care less?
    Here, at least in this part of Oz, we would say "couldn't care less";
    and that makes more logical sense to me in this context. So, I'm left
    wondering... Is your usage idiomatic, or is it simply a case of E&OE?

    Cheers, Phred.

    A combination of idiomatic american and sloppiness on my part.

    Clearly "couldn't care less" is more correct

    --
    Del Cecchi
    "This post is my own and doesn’t necessarily represent IBM’s positions,
    strategies or opinions.”

  11. Del Cecchi said:
    Phred said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    But now I'm wondering [completely OT] about your "could care
    less". My initial reaction was: Why could they care less?
    Here, at least in this part of Oz, we would say "couldn't care less";
    and that makes more logical sense to me in this context. So, I'm left
    wondering... Is your usage idiomatic, or is it simply a case of E&OE?

    Cheers, Phred.

    A combination of idiomatic american and sloppiness on my part.

    Clearly "couldn't care less" is more correct

    <some snippage above>

    "Couldn't care less" is not *more* correct. It *is* correct.

    It always surprises me at the number of purportedly educated people
    who say, "I could care less" when they mean the exact opposite. It
    certainly isn't "idiomatic american" <sic> as much as it is simply
    incorrect, not *less* correct. It either is or isn't correct, you see.

    Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
    AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

    "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
    old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
    waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

    -- Duncan Hines

    To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

  12. Terry Pulliam Burd said:

    It always surprises me at the number of purportedly educated people
    who say, "I could care less" when they mean the exact opposite. It
    certainly isn't "idiomatic american" <sic> as much as it is simply
    incorrect, not *less* correct. It either is or isn't correct, you see.

    When spoken in a suitably sarcastic tone, I believe that "I could care
    less" has a place in American usage.

    Of course, that place is probably not on Usenet.

    Cindy Hamilton

  13. Terry Pulliam Burd said:

    "Couldn't care less" is not *more* correct. It *is* correct.

    Nope. "Could care less" is idiomatically, although not literally,
    correct. That is, it is used more frequently than the form you prefer
    and is understood by the people using and hearing it.

    The etymology of "could care less" vs. "couldn't care less" is shrouded
    in mystery, and subject of much debate, but the bottom line is that
    either form is correct.

    Brian

  14. Default User said:


    Terry Pulliam Burd said:

    "Couldn't care less" is not *more* correct. It *is* correct.

    Nope. "Could care less" is idiomatically, although not literally,
    correct. That is, it is used more frequently than the form you prefer
    and is understood by the people using and hearing it.

    The etymology of "could care less" vs. "couldn't care less" is shrouded
    in mystery, and subject of much debate, but the bottom line is that
    either form is correct.

    And you are dead wrong, and I rather doubt that there are more
    ignorant people using "could care less" than the correct "couldn't
    care less." Either the meaning is clear or it isn't. "Could care less"
    means what it says, as "couldn't care less" means what *it* says.
    Sloppy language is sloppy language. It is not "shrouded in mystery" or
    a "subject of much debate." It either is what it means or it isn't.
    And only one form is correct if you mean that one <teeth clenching>
    Could Not Care Less. Parse it out, for cryin' out loud.

    If I said to you, "I could give you ten dollars," does this mean that
    there is no way in h*ll you're getting $10 from me? If I said, "I
    could get there by Friday," does this mean that there is no way I
    could get there by Friday?

    Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
    AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

    "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
    old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
    waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

    -- Duncan Hines

    To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

  15. Terry Pulliam Burd said:

    On 29 Jun 2005 09:25:25 -0700, "Default User"

    Quoted message said:


    Terry Pulliam Burd said:

    "Couldn't care less" is not *more* correct. It *is* correct.

    Nope. "Could care less" is idiomatically, although not literally,
    correct. That is, it is used more frequently than the form you prefer
    and is understood by the people using and hearing it.

    The etymology of "could care less" vs. "couldn't care less" is shrouded
    in mystery, and subject of much debate, but the bottom line is that
    either form is correct.

    And you are dead wrong, and I rather doubt that there are more
    ignorant people using "could care less" than the correct "couldn't
    care less." Either the meaning is clear or it isn't. "Could care less"
    means what it says, as "couldn't care less" means what *it* says.

    I use them interchangably, but couldn't is preferable for me.
    "Could care less" implies you have the ability, but have stopped.
    "Couldn't care less" implies there is nothing left.

  16. Terry Pulliam Burd said:

    On 29 Jun 2005 09:25:25 -0700, "Default User"

    Quoted message said:


    Terry Pulliam Burd said:

    "Couldn't care less" is not *more* correct. It *is* correct.

    Nope. "Could care less" is idiomatically, although not literally,
    correct. That is, it is used more frequently than the form you prefer
    and is understood by the people using and hearing it.

    The etymology of "could care less" vs. "couldn't care less" is shrouded
    in mystery, and subject of much debate, but the bottom line is that
    either form is correct.

    And you are dead wrong, and I rather doubt that there are more
    ignorant people using "could care less" than the correct "couldn't
    care less." Either the meaning is clear or it isn't. "Could care less"
    means what it says, as "couldn't care less" means what *it* says.

    I use them interchangably, but couldn't is preferable for me.
    "Could care less" implies you have the ability, but have stopped.
    "Couldn't care less" implies there is nothing left.

  17. Terry Pulliam Burd said:
    Default User said:


    Terry Pulliam Burd said:

    "Couldn't care less" is not *more* correct. It *is* correct.

    Nope. "Could care less" is idiomatically, although not literally,
    correct. That is, it is used more frequently than the form you prefer
    and is understood by the people using and hearing it.

    The etymology of "could care less" vs. "couldn't care less" is shrouded
    in mystery, and subject of much debate, but the bottom line is that
    either form is correct.

    And you are dead wrong, and I rather doubt that there are more
    ignorant people using "could care less" than the correct "couldn't
    care less."

    The one you claim is correct is very rarely used in actual practice.

    Believe me, this topic has been hashed out by everyone from
    professional grammarians to the newsgroup alt.usage.english.

    The bottom line is, no one is entirely sure how "could care less"
    became the dominant form, but it has. It's both understood and used by
    the majority of people. Language fanatics cringe, but the populace at
    large could care less 🙂

    That's the way language, especially English is. Look up some of the
    meaning shifts of words in the past. It happens, whether some people
    like it or not.

    Brian

  18. Terry Pulliam Burd said:
    Default User said:


    Terry Pulliam Burd said:

    "Couldn't care less" is not *more* correct. It *is* correct.

    Nope. "Could care less" is idiomatically, although not literally,
    correct. That is, it is used more frequently than the form you prefer
    and is understood by the people using and hearing it.

    The etymology of "could care less" vs. "couldn't care less" is shrouded
    in mystery, and subject of much debate, but the bottom line is that
    either form is correct.

    And you are dead wrong, and I rather doubt that there are more
    ignorant people using "could care less" than the correct "couldn't
    care less."

    The one you claim is correct is very rarely used in actual practice.

    Believe me, this topic has been hashed out by everyone from
    professional grammarians to the newsgroup alt.usage.english.

    The bottom line is, no one is entirely sure how "could care less"
    became the dominant form, but it has. It's both understood and used by
    the majority of people. Language fanatics cringe, but the populace at
    large could care less 🙂

    That's the way language, especially English is. Look up some of the
    meaning shifts of words in the past. It happens, whether some people
    like it or not.

    Brian

  19. On 1 Jul 2005 10:27:35 -0700, "Default User" <[email hidden]>

    Quoted message said:

    The one you claim is correct is very rarely used in actual practice.

    Wrong again.

    Quoted message said:


    Believe me, this topic has been hashed out by everyone from
    professional grammarians to the newsgroup alt.usage.english.

    Wrong is still wrong, even with the alphabet tacked on behind one's
    name.

    Quoted message said:

    The bottom line is, no one is entirely sure how "could care less"
    became the dominant form, but it has. It's both understood and used by
    the majority of people. Language fanatics cringe, but the populace at
    large could care less 🙂

    That's the way language, especially English is. Look up some of the
    meaning shifts of words in the past. It happens, whether some people
    like it or not.

    Here - have a look at this, esp. the last paragraph.

    http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-ico1.htm

    Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
    AAC(F)BV66.0748.CA

    "If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
    old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
    waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."

    -- Duncan Hines

    To reply, replace "spaminator" with "cox"

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