On 03/22/2011 01:35 PM, mtfester@netscape.net wrote:
> CL<flothru@yahoo.com>  wrote:
>> On 03/22/2011 01:41 AM, Declan Murphy wrote:
>>> On Mar 21, 7:29 am, CL<flot...@yahoo.com>   wrote:
>>>> On 03/21/2011 02:12 AM, RoshTheWalker wrote:

>> The local shiyakusho shitheads stopped us from giving raw milk to
>> families with children.  The dairies shut their factories for a week and
>
> Kinda silly, if you're not in the Kanto region. No I-131 has been reported
> south or west of there yet, and the milk can be easily monitored.

At first I thought this was a reference to a Japanese wartime submarine, 
but I realized later that it wasn't.  No, iodine is not a problem in 
this part of North Kanto.  The cows in question even eat imported feed 
that is stored in underground bunkers.  One of the few things the local 
government did right was advise everyone to eat wakame or nori once a 
day in one meal.  Either has more than enough natural iodine to make 
absorption of radioisotopes a non-starter.

>> chagrin of the local "public health nurse" (sic) who accused me of
>> trying to spread salmonella.
>
> Which is silly, of course. If the problem was radioactive iodine, it
> doesn't matter if it's milk or cheese.

Errr ... no.  the problem was a fuckhead public health nurse who thought 
we were cutting in on her bureaucratic powers and wanted revenge.  The 
headers say you're the right one, not the fanboi, so I thought you would 
know about how local small time bureaucrats will allow hundreds or 
thousands to die if it preserves their personal hold on their tiny 
corner of the world.

>> After it is made and pressed, it can be left plain, salted, or mixed
>> with spices and tougarashi, like they do in Mexico and Central America.
>>    It keeps all of the milk's vitamins and minerals and keeps without
>> refrigeration for a couple of weeks.
>
> Mebbe you can look up recipes for paneer, or feta. Start a whole new
> industry in the area.

I have tried to get several food processing ideas going around here.  No 
one is interested.  Everyone gets such huge farm subsidies no one wants 
to actually work and jeopardize them.

>> We're also teaching a whole generation of mothers how to bake bread,
>> too.  People have gas to cook with even when there's no electricity.
>> They just have to think about eating non-Japanese things for a while.
>
> Well, if it's made in Japan, it's Japanese, right?

Then where's the cachet?

CL