egg-actly!

February 2, 2006

i’ve heard some conflicting reports and one of my profs claims that he drank milk that was 21days after it’s expiry date (he had it at his cottage and when he returned a few weeks later he drank it without thinking about it, the next morning he realized that it was really old…but not gross, cuz the fridge hadn’t been opened when he wasn’t there)
so i decided to check what the experts say about freezing milk.

Here’s what Canada’s Dairyland says:
Although we do not recommend freezing milk products, for some it is a necessity. Milk may be frozen for as long as 3 months provided the sealed container is frozen prior to the best before date. Skim and 2% milk freeze better than Homo milk (whole milk). Thaw frozen milk in the refrigerator. The milk will still have the same nutrients, but it may separate. If it does, shake well or beat with an electric mixer or rotary beater.

the consensus with freezing eggs is that you gotta beat/blend the eggs really well and use them within a year.
but they don’t really ‘freeze well’ either. the yolks get rubbery. so before you freeze them you should add salt or sugar or cornsyrup to them.

Egg shells are used in some pet foods as a calcium supplement.
i didn’t know that.

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for some reason, we get this magazine delivered to my home called ‘Abilities’ or something like that.
I’m not sure why…
it could have something to do with the fact that my mom was interested in building wheelchair ramps years ago.

The odd thing is that we’ve been getting the magazine for years, but none of us pay for it.

it is an interesting read sometimes though.
good to see the way people overcome difficulties.

they had this article on a documentary and i made a mental note to rent the movie whenever i felt like it.

my mind apparently lost the note cuz i haven’t thought about it in a long time.

but i saw this article about it on ctv’s website, so i thought i’d finally mention it. it got nominated for an oscar!
It’s called Murberball.
Murderball

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so i walk out of my building and see the bus driving by (which isn’t a rare occurance, i miss the bus on purpose sometimes.. like i leave my apartment so that by the time i get there the bus wouldve just left (full of people) and the next bus to come in 5minutes will be empty.)
anyways, so i’m sitting there in the bus shelter just looking around… calm or whatever.
some time passes and i think,
Am i SERIOUSLY humming an Opera Chorus by Wagner?!!
it was odd, b/c that was the LAST song on my mind.
i had been humming Stevie Wonder in my apartment.
and i haven’t listened to ‘Tannhauser’ in ages!
like since the summer… AT LEAST!

and that was today’s “WHAT AM I ON?!!” moment.

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