In article >,
gloria p > wrote:

> On 8/13/2012 9:37 AM, Lawrence wrote:
> > On Sat, 11 Aug 2012 12:08:02 -0500, George Shirley
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> Here's the URL about some folks trying the boiling water bath method of
> >> suicide: http://tinyurl.com/97k6tw2
> >>
> >> Barb should be happy, it involved Beet Dirt Chunks. <G>
> >
> > <http://foodsafetyinfosheets.files.wo...afetyinfosheet
> > -8-2-12-nc.jpg>
> >
> > "A pint of beets needs to be processed for 30 minutes at 11 psi if using s
> > dial guage (or 10 psi if using a weighted guage) pressure canner at sea
> > level."
> >
> >
> > Holy Cow!!

> Root crops are botulism magnets.
>
> gloria p

Yup. C. botulinum is in the soil.
--
Barb,
http://www.barbschaller.com, as of June 6, 2012