CL <flothru@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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.

It would be enough for an adult; however, not enough for children. In 
any event, I don't know of reports indicating I-131 being found north of
the affected region, either, though they're talking about it in Tokyo.

> > 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.

Yes, I do know that. I also know, however, there's a bit of a panic in
Japan about radioactive elements and anything associated with radiation,
especially now.

> >> 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.

But without those subsidies, how do they expect you to stockpile enough
to store in warehouses and let rot?

> >> 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?

It's all in the katakana.

Mike