tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24739165.post5471441483464995010..comments2023-10-31T08:45:32.158-07:00Comments on The Northern Muckraker: A snapshot of lifeDouglas Hesterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08294368746311073234noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24739165.post-59218520794453935622009-12-01T10:11:40.573-07:002009-12-01T10:11:40.573-07:00Actually, peanuts and shellfish are increasingly b...Actually, peanuts and shellfish are increasingly banned in most places....Bike Bubbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08193546045614393425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24739165.post-24944650454221595532009-11-30T19:50:18.078-07:002009-11-30T19:50:18.078-07:00I'd just add that MSG is a completely natural ...I'd just add that MSG is a completely <i>natural</i> food, typically made by fermenting sugar beets or sugar cane molasses.<br /><br />It was discovered in China or Japan hundreds of years ago, that a certain seaweed broth would enhance the flavor of foods. A Japanese scientist isolated the chemical compound -- an amino acid -- and how to produce it.<br /><br />Sure, some people have a bad reaction to MSG. Some people also have a bad reaction to peanuts, shellfish or wheat, and no one is calling for bans on those natural products.<br /><br />Silly.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595960360013731640noreply@blogger.com