On Oct 13, 9:13*am, "Jean B." > wrote:
> modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
> > Even if you put nothing else in it:
>
> >http://www.wired.com/science/discove...7-10/st_coffee
>
> > Quote of note: "Putrescine: Ever wonder what makes spoiled meat so
> > poisonous? Here you go. Ptomaines like putrescine are produced when E.
> > coli bacteria in the meat break down amino acids. Naturally present in
> > coffee beans, it smells, as you might guess from the name, like
> > Satan's outhouse."
>
> I am sure it is not coincidental that when I was smelling my
> coffee this morning, I thought for a fleeting moment that it
> smelled like... *something from an outhouse.

That makes me a little less sad that I can no longer drink coffee very
often. Putrescine--Yum!
;-)
maxine in ri