A summary of three posts to bring the hooch thread to an end.
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Tarheel_Boy@webtv.net (The Old Skallywagg) writes:
Thanks to Mike in Havana and Pop the Baker for their comments on
"drinking the hooch" in reply to Mary's query. I drank some of my
own hooch and forgot all about Mary. Perhaps that's what happened to
those two sheepherders in that "currently popular film." But I
didn't drank that much hooch. ;-))) As for the "sourdough snob,"
lighten up. My comments were not meant to be disdainful. And I'll
betcha those trail cooks would have used a refrigerator if they had had one.
Bob the Tarheel Baker - who never takes himself too seriously.
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"Mary Fisher" <mary.fisher@zetnet.co.uk> writes:
>From: "mike fuller" <mikesbread@gmail.com>
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>Bob and Mary have been engaged in a fascinating dialogue on the
>dangers of drinking hooch. Well, if you consider aphrodisiacs a
>danger, then sourdough hooch is almost lethal.
I've never needed an aphrodisiac.
>But it is important to remember that the power of our craft must
>always be used for good things.
Indeed.
Mary
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Gloria J Martin <ggmartin2@juno.com> writes:
I remember reading in a book by Adelle Davis, who was at one time
the_ expert on Nutrition that one should never consume bakers yeast
in an uncooked form.
Reggie adds:
While the idea that yeast in the gut is the source of many bad things
has been around for long time, baker's yeast isn't being blamed for
it. Adelle Davis recommended eating yeast:
<http://www.karlloren.com/adelle-davis/EatRight/p21.htm>
(linked from <http://adelledavis.org/links.htm>)
A google search for "eating baker's yeast" found only three reasons
not to do it:
It is possible to have a true allergy to baker's yeast. Here is a
case of a boy who had an allergic reaction after eating bread or
pizza, but only if fresh from the oven:
<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=PubMed&list_uids=16285232&dopt=Abstract>
It doesn't taste as good as nutritional yeast, at least if you're a hamster:
<http://www.hamsterific.com/Nutrition.html>
If you're a cat, you might get bloat:
<http://www.felinefuture.com/nutrition/bpo_ch8a.php>
Reggie