On Sat, 19 Apr 2008 18:18:10 +1000, FarmI wrote:
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> :-)) It's not one of the pieces of domestic kit that I want cluttering up
> my space either. I wouldn't mind an ice cream maker, but that is one of
> the few new pieces of technology I want. I find more and more that I'm
> doing things by hand or using manual tools (like the mouli) and bothering
> less and less with machinery. I gave away my bread making machine because
> I prefer to do it by hand - less mess and cleaning up and a better loaf of
> bread.

The local church discontinued their ice cream socials about five years ago
They made egg custard ice cream the old fashioned way, with large
traditional hand cranked freezers. The best selling flavor was grape nuts
in vanilla and they grossed over $1,000. But the freezers were getting old
(the hoops fail) and it was difficult getting the required human power.

Still can get traditional freezers (lehmans.com) but they're $200 and up.

Anyone ever made frozen yogurt?

Jim wrote:
> enigma wrote:
>
>> Larry Caldwell wrote:
>>
> [....]
>>> In the USA, Texas is the major rice producing state.
>> and it's all unproven GM modified rice contaminated, because
>> the experimental rice "got away" & crosspollanated
>> promiscuously. there is no non-contaminated rice grown in the
>> US available. the USDA did a fast push-through of permission
>> to sell the rice (without testing) because there was no time
>> to test with the entire production contaminated.
>>
>
> when china takes over and we are all sent to reeducation labor
> camps and are fed one bowl of rice a day, I hope they get some
> chinese people to cook it or at least teach those who do how to.
>
> to do it proper one needs the BobCo rice steamer. boiling just
> don't make good rice.

hmm yeah at least better than if USA takes over and we all would have to
eat mcdonalds burgers