Guest guest Posted July 26, 2007 Report Share Posted July 26, 2007 I have on my Instant Karma CD and drinking iced tea right now. Not a Long Island Iced Tea either LOL Donna --- Gary Mattingly <gsmattingly wrote: > That sounds like a good idea but > I like scotch too, preferably a > good Highland type scotch, > one from Balvenie, Aberlour, Macallan . . . > > meanwhile on the ipod, > " Chug-A-Lug " by Roger Miller. > > synchronicity . . . > > Gary > > Make you want holler hi-de-ho > > --- thelilacflower wrote: > > > I'll play safe and have a shot of tequila > > Donna > > Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile > > > > > > Gary Mattingly <gsmattingly > > > > Thu, 26 Jul 2007 08:02:26 > > > > Re: silly but serious > > question > > > > > > Oh, and then there's the issue with beer. > > Some beer companies use isinglass which is > > made from fish for what are called finings > > which are used for clarification or to speed > > up the clearing of the beer. I guess wine > companies > > use finings too but I don't know if they use > > fish based finings. I believe Guinness uses > > fish scales for finings > > > > " Fining is the process of added a substance that > > attracts solid matter suspendde in the liquid to > > form > > a clump that will settle at the bottom of the > > container. The most common fining agents are > > bentonite > > and isinglass. Bentonite is a type of clay, so it > > is > > vegetarian. Isinglass is made from fish, so that > is > > where the story originates. Fining agents are > > removed > > by racking and filtering, but trace amounts of > the > > fining agents are left. > > > > Less commong fining agents include carragean. > > Historically, other substances have been used > > besides > > bentonite and isinglass, such as egg yolks and ox > > blood. These are generally not used any more, due > > to > > heath concerns. > > > > Guiness is not a vegetarian beer (big page) > because > > it > > uses isinglass. (Note that that page has a major > > error > > on it -- it assumes all finings are animal > > products, > > which is not true.) " > > > > <http://msgboard. > > > <http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=108;t=000815;\ p=1> > > > snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=108;t=000815;p=1> > > > > And yes, I will occasionally but very rarely > > have a glass of Guinness. It is moderately > > difficult to not either eat or have in your > > house some product based on animals. > > > > Cows -> collagen -> collagen-based adhesives > > -> used in Sheetrock > > > > http://www.geocitie > > > <http://www.geocities.com/HotSprings/Spa/2310/parts_cow.html> > > s.com/HotSprings/Spa/2310/parts_cow.html > > > > If I'm wrong please tell me and I'll be > > so much happier . . . > > > > Gary > > Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. - Berthold Auerbach - ______________________________\ ____ Be a better Globetrotter. Get better travel answers from someone who knows. Answers - Check it out. http://answers./dir/?link=list & sid=396545469 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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