On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 23:53:46 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote:

>
>"Bruce" > wrote in message
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>> On Wed, 20 Sep 2017 20:08:54 -0700, "Julie Bove"
>> > wrote:
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>>>
>>>"Ed Pawlowski" > wrote in message
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>>>> On 9/20/2017 9:41 AM, Gary wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> If you were actually educated and degreed as a chemist and
>>>>> specialized in food prep, you might realize the necessity for
>>>>> certain chemicals in food. Don't be so paranoid. Eat what you
>>>>> like, just not a whole lot of it.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Why are they necessary? For a couple of centuries cakes were made
>>>> without
>>>> them. I made a cake on Sunday. Flour, sugar, milk, eggs, butter,
>>>> vanilla, baking powder, salt. No other chemicals and tastes better than
>>>> anything from a package.
>>>>
>>>> Necessary usually translates to cheaper, longer lasting, more
>>>> profitable.
>>>>
>>>> Same with ice cream. Gums are cheaper than mild and fruit. The best
>>>> ice
>>>> cream does not have them.
>>>
>>>People have gotten used to eating crap. Give them real food and they think
>>>it tastes weird.
>>
>> Yes, someone in this newsgroup prefers the fake stuff, because "the
>> industry knows how to make it taste good". I'm not naming any names,
>> but he loves ferrets.
>
>Tee hee. I already knew who you were talking about.