Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/04/19
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]well actually it really is a material but i would prefer B.D,s version of course simon - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jerry Lehrer" <jerryleh@pacbell.net> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, April 18, 2003 12:48 AM Subject: Re: [Leica] M Classics Special edition bag question > Kit > > Yes, it was the guy who brought up Belgian Duck lining! Delicious, > but not with Belgian beer. A good Bordeaux, or Navarro Cabernet > Sauvignon. > > Jerry > > Kit McChesney | acmefoto wrote: > > > Interesting story. But I have to tell you, Craig, that Peeps are not > > poultry! ;-) > > > > But yes, practices differ. Find a place to buy meat that comes from a small, > > fastidious facility. Often times the best meats one can buy are from a > > kosher butcher, since kosher practices are good for ensuring care in > > processing. > > > > How did we get on this topic? Oh, duck lined camera bags. Geez! > > > > Kit > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > [mailto:owner-leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us]On Behalf Of Craig Zeni > > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 3:05 PM > > To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us > > Subject: RE: [Leica] M Classics Special edition bag question > > > > >Don't ever go into a chicken-processing plant if you want the answer to > > that > > >question, unless it's a small production facility. Same for beef. The > > >nastiness comes from dirty processing practices. I won't say what gets all > > >over the meat, but it's the same thing that hits the fan under different > > >circumstances. > > > > I've been in any number of food processing plants, and there can be > > huge differences in the practices between them. I went in one snack > > food (tortilla chip) plant where they were utterly fastidious about > > hygiene - plant atmosphere was pressuried to prevent contamination, > > visitors rolled their clothes with sticky tape then went thru an air > > closet to blast off any lint or dirt, shoe covers, hair nets, > > overclothes, the works. Impressive. On the other hand, I went in a > > potato chip plant that so repulsed me that I have not eaten their > > products since...and it's the only case I have like that. > > > > Most interesting place: Just Born Candies in Bethlehem, PA, where > > they make the Marshmallow Peeps. Very interesting to see the peeps > > made, and watching the conveyor belt moving hundreds of the things to > > the packaging side. An army of Peeps...btw a very modern clean > > facility... > > > > Obligatory camera bit: No photos allowed in any of these places... > > -- > > -- > > Craig Zeni - REPLY TO -->> clzeni at mindspring dot com > > http://www.trainweb.org/zeniphotos/zenihome.html > > http://www.mindspring.com/~clzeni/index.html > > > > "Bother", said Pooh, as he chambered another round... > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > > > -- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html