[Magdalen] If's Started.

[Lynn Ronkainen]

I'm waiting to hear the latest on reporting trans fats on labeling.  For years labels could say zero if their percentage was at or below a certain level. 
Lynn 

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On Jul 4, 2015, at 2:26 PM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

Homestead Creamery is in Burnt Chimney, VA, over east of Roanoke in
Franklin County. Their products are available at Kroger. Pretty good stuff.
Glass bottles, too. I like Mt. Crawford better, but they don't sell milk in
quarts, which is about as much as I'll use in the the summer usually.

> On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 3:03 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> When trans fats are banned entirely is that going to mark the end of
> margarine?  I won't buy it at all because I loathe it but am pleased to
> hear it confirmed that it's not healthy anyway.
> 
> Susan
> 
>> On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 3:01 PM, Susan Hagen <susanvhagen at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I don't know Homestead but Mt. Crawford's products are excellent.  I do
>> indulge occasionally in Amish roll butter.  I'm in Maryland visiting my
>> friend Karen and brought her some fresh farm eggs and some Amish butter.
>> 
>> Susan
>> 
>>> On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 10:24 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> We are butter only, and grass-fed butter if/when we can get it. S/O does
>>> not drink milk. I do on occasion, and use it for coffee. I have switched
>>> back to whole milk and buy locally a produced and bottled variety
> (either
>>> Mt. Crawford or Homestead, although I prefer Mt. Crawford...that info is
>>> for Grace and Susan H.). My grandson is coming next week and doesn't
> like
>>> whole milk so I will switch to 2% for him.
>>> 
>>> On Sat, Jul 4, 2015 at 8:43 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> I use a yogurt-based spread all the time and really like it.
> (Brummell &
>>>> Brown, for my US list sibs) I don't even buy butter, unless I need it
>>> for
>>>> baking.
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jul 4, 2015, at 4:17 AM, Sally Davies <sally.davies at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> Disgusting stuff, whoever banned it had their head screwed on right.
>>>>> 
>>>>> It's not even cheap any more, though still costs less than butter.
>>>>> 
>>>>> But I'll admit to using a "buttermilk" medium fat spread for those
>>>>> school-sandwich days when I've forgotten to take the butter out of
> the
>>>>> fridge!
>>>>> 
>>>>> Sally D
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Saturday, July 4, 2015, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
>>>>> magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> In a message dated 7/4/2015 2:41:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
>>>>>> momohl1 at cox.net <javascript:;> writes:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On  7/4/2015 1:28 AM, Scott Knitter wrote:
>>>>>>> My mom remembers the white  margarine with the color pellet.>>>>
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> This was a transitional stage (WI/MN) which lasted a short period
>>>> before
>>>>>> yellow margarine was legalized.  The white margarine bags had a
>>>>>> little red button on the side that you punctured by squeezing it,
> and
>>>>>> then worked the yellow color (rather laboriously) through the pound
>>>>>> bag.  Everyone hated them.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> David Strang.
>> 
>> 
>> 
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