> I wish I could find soda with "sugar" in it; very few do
> anymore...instead it's the HFCS (another dead horse that's been beaten

> I wish I could find soda with "sugar" in it; very few do
> anymore...instead it's the HFCS (another dead horse that's been beaten
> into the ground) which is worse.

> In misc.consumers.frugal-living Seerialmom yahoo.com> wrote:
>

>> I wish I could find soda with "sugar" in it; very few do
>> anymore...instead it's the HFCS (another dead horse that's been beaten

>
> Coca-Cola that is "Kosher for Passover" will have cane sugar
> and no corn syrup of any kind.  They put a different color cap
> on it.  Should be available right now, if you hurry.
>
> Bill Ranck
> Blacksburg, Va.

> On Apr 24, 2:57 pm, wrote:
>

>> But...are there really people in the US who still eat lots of grains, corn,
>> and rice? As a low-carber with a gluten sensitivity, I can't imagine that
>> stuff fed to anything but livestock.

>
> Of course.  What ivory tower do you live in?  Carbohydrates are the
> staple
> food of millions of Americans.
>
> Mmmm.  Nice chewy, crusty bread.  With real butter.
>
> Cindy Hamilton

> aspasia wrote:

>> Or rather corn ethanol demand was craftily engineered by influential
>> agribusinessmen in certain "heartland" states, shoveling out their
>> contributions to our beloved Congress-whores. They did not care what
>> ripple effects this would create in the Third World, where people are
>> now starving. Effects even felt in our neighbor to the South, where
>> the price of corn went through the ceiling, affecting tortillas -- a
>> standard food, like wheat bread in the States.

> There has never been a famine in a democracy.

>> Nobody bothered to check with knowledgeable scientists as to the
>> state of ethanol fuel technology . Not that it would have deterred
>> the cynical profiteers if they *had* run the science. (Incidentally,
>> there are so many crops that would be far better, with less
>> downside, for fuel technology, leading off with marijuana's little
>> cousin, hemp. It grows on any soil, reseeds itself, costs virtually
>> nothing to produce. Even Brazil, that was using sugar cane waste, is
>> reconsidering the technology.)

> "Don Klipstein" manx.misty.com> wrote in message
> news:slrng12a9m.dk4.don@manx.misty.com...

>> In article <4810d69e$0$30157$4c368faf@roadrunner.com>, h wrote:

>>>
>>> "George" wrote in message
>>> news:ydWdnS3VDu63Ko3VnZ2dnUVZ_uadnZ2d@comcast.com...

>>>> Frank wrote:

>>>>>> U.S. Rice is abundant. We grow twice as much rice as we eat.
>>>>>> Sam's Club
>>>>>> is rationing only ethnic rice. Ordinary long-grain, white rice is
>>>>>> cheaper than dirt - take as much as you want.

>>>>>
>>>>> That maybe the case in your area, but we couldn't find any either
>>>>> at the
>>>>> local Sam's Club or Costco stores. No Texas long grain or other
>>>>> type of rice. I'd checked Costo again yesterday, the shelves were
>>>>> empty of rice as usual for the last few weeks, lots of beans
>>>>> though, LOL. Rice prices are very high and if I'm not mistaken,
>>>>> it has already triple for the year. ...

> HeyBub NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:

>> aspasia wrote:

>

>>> Or rather corn ethanol demand was craftily engineered by influential
>>> agribusinessmen in certain "heartland" states, shoveling out their
>>> contributions to our beloved Congress-whores. They did not care what
>>> ripple effects this would create in the Third World, where people are
>>> now starving. Effects even felt in our neighbor to the South, where
>>> the price of corn went through the ceiling, affecting tortillas -- a
>>> standard food, like wheat bread in the States.

>

>> There has never been a famine in a democracy.

>
> Wrong.

> In article <67etoeF1v1s8pU1@mid.individual.net>,
> "Rod Speed" gmail.com> wrote:
>

>> HeyBub NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote:

>>> aspasia wrote:

>>

>>>> Or rather corn ethanol demand was craftily engineered by
>>>> influential agribusinessmen in certain "heartland" states,
>>>> shoveling out their contributions to our beloved Congress-whores.
>>>> They did not care what ripple effects this would create in the
>>>> Third World, where people are now starving. Effects even felt in
>>>> our neighbor to the South, where the price of corn went through
>>>> the ceiling, affecting tortillas -- a standard food, like wheat
>>>> bread in the States.

>>

>>> There has never been a famine in a democracy.

>>
>> Wrong.

> ...

> The per usual republicrat farm socialism has created food supply
> chaos, subsidized corn for ethanol fuel has crowded out other food
> crops, speculators abroad have taken their bales of dollarpesos and
> bought out our wheat supplies so that we'll have to re-import at a
> higher price. Gov't. has paid southeast Texas farmers to raise
> livestock instead of rice, now Sam's Club and Costco are rationing it.
> So I tossed the ornamental plants and have planted corn, beans,
> peppers, and tomatoes, maybe carrots next. I recommend others do the
> same this season in their backyards if they have them. I don't think
> there will be acute food shortages this year in the USA, but grocery
> prices are high and getting higher. It will also save the fossile...

> On Apr 24, 3:34 am, jtnos...@yahoo.com wrote:

>> The per usual republicrat farm socialism has created food supply
>> chaos, subsidized corn for ethanol fuel has crowded out other food
>> crops, speculators abroad have taken their bales of dollarpesos and
>> bought out our wheat supplies so that we'll have to re-import at a
>> higher price. Gov't. has paid southeast Texas farmers to raise
>> livestock instead of rice, now Sam's Club and Costco are rationing
>> it. So I tossed the ornamental plants and have planted corn, beans,
>> peppers, and tomatoes, maybe carrots next. I recommend others do the
>> same this season in their backyards if they have them. I don't think
>> there will be acute food shortages this year in the USA, but grocery
>> prices are high...