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"Sheldon" > wrote in
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> Damsel wrote:
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(The Wolf) said:
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>> >I've never been able to find Alum, is it where the spices are?
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>> Yup, it should be in the spice area. It's a white powder that tastes
>> nasty, but makes really crisp pickles. You don't get the alum taste
>> in the pickles, BTW.
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>> The reason I know it tastes nasty is that my mom used to put it on my
>> canker sores. I learned not to tell her that I had them. But it
>> clears them up fast.
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>> Styptic pencils (to stop shaving nicks from bleeding) are made of
>> alum.
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http://www.solutions.uiuc.edu/conten...60&Parents=0%7
> C28
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> Alum... fergedaboudit.
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> Sheldon
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Well I adhor marashino cherries.
Michael
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