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Display Name: LeenaBaneena
Member Since: 10/6/10

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As a veterinarian, I feel the need to comment.

People should absolutely be able to choose whether or not they want to buy and/or drink raw milk. But they should also be made aware of the risks they take in doing so. Unless you're pasteurizing the milk yourself in your kitchen (very easy to do, by the way), you're significantly upping your chances of getting sick. And from some pretty nasty things, things that can be particularly dangerous and deadly for anyone who has a poor or immature immune system (for example: children, elderly, pregnant women, people who are already sick). Salmonella, Listeria, E. coli, among others (MidnyghtChilde had such a good link, I'm going to repost it: http://www.sciencebasedmedicine.org/index.php/raw-milk-in-modern-times/). No matter how clean the facility, these are bugs that can be found on just about any cow you can find. It's inescapable and why pasteurization was created in the first place.

And for the person who commented on breast-feeding, you made me laugh a little bit, I have to admit. If women didn't bathe on a regular basis and had a penchant for laying around in their own poo, I think I'd be a bit hesitant about breastfeeding too.


Is Raw Milk Worth It? Dan Barber Says Yes. The New Yorker
4/25/12 5:55 PM

I use a digital version of recipe cards. I've tried a few services for this, but Evernote seems to work the best for me, especially since the source for most of my recipes are from blogs, online recipe hubs, etc. You can make notes on whatever you 'clip,' which is an easy way to keep track of recipe changes, alterations, etc. Also, I can use my iPod to access it, which means I don't have to lug the laptop into the kitchen. Win, win, win.


Recipe Cards: Useful or Outdated?
1/18/12 12:45 PM

I use them sometimes when I'm looking at a new recipe that's going to be using an unfamiliar ingredient or technique. But other than that I admit that I skip them.


Recipe Headnotes: Do We Really Need Them?
9/19/11 1:31 PM

It sounds weird but... a paper clip.

My cat did the same thing ever since we got him. We used to keep the door closed, but in our new, smaller place, that was the only place to put the litterbox. So we took a paper clip and clipped the free end of the toilet paper down. Eventually he learned that the toilet paper could not be unrolled and it was no longer fun. He no longer even touches it.

Of course that won't work if he shreds without unrolling first.

I also agree with those people advocating getting him more/more interesting toys. There are some great cat toys and puzzles now that require mental as well as physical activity.


Help! How Can I Stop My Toilet Paper Shredding Cat?
Good Questions
10/6/10 8:25 PM