OT - gelatine
There was a fellow on the radio talking about gelatine. He works where
it is manufactured and said that, contrary to popular belief, here in Australia cow hooves are not used in making Aussie gelatine. He said that the good quality gelatine is made from sheeps trotters and it is mainly destined for export. The ordinary stuff for the domestic market is made from a mix of odds-and-ends from the abattoirs--mostly scraps of cow hide and bull pizzles. ... just thought you'd like to know. So it's not surprising that some of the blood and bone fertilisers now contain no blood and no bone--the abattoirs have probably found other things to do with these waste products, too. (I'm amazed that the humble meat pie still tastes as good as it does, considering what is allowed to go into it under the general label "beef protein".) -- John Savage (news address invalid; keep news replies in newsgroup) |
OT - gelatine
I had to do some work at Burt Brothers tannery at Mascot a few years back
and the way gelatine is made would turn you off for ever.The offcuts from the hide get chucked into a 44 gallon drum and sits outside in the weather putrifying before it is processed.When I worked there the smell was so horrendous that I had to go and sit in my car with the windows closed to have lunch or smoko, and this was in summer as well, never again. "John Savage" wrote in message om... There was a fellow on the radio talking about gelatine. He works where it is manufactured and said that, contrary to popular belief, here in Australia cow hooves are not used in making Aussie gelatine. He said that the good quality gelatine is made from sheeps trotters and it is mainly destined for export. The ordinary stuff for the domestic market is made from a mix of odds-and-ends from the abattoirs--mostly scraps of cow hide and bull pizzles. ... just thought you'd like to know. So it's not surprising that some of the blood and bone fertilisers now contain no blood and no bone--the abattoirs have probably found other things to do with these waste products, too. (I'm amazed that the humble meat pie still tastes as good as it does, considering what is allowed to go into it under the general label "beef protein".) -- John Savage (news address invalid; keep news replies in newsgroup) |
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"John Doh" writes:
I had to do some work at Burt Brothers tannery at Mascot a few years back and the way gelatine is made would turn you off for ever.The offcuts from the hide get chucked into a 44 gallon drum and sits outside in the weather putrifying before it is processed.When I worked there the smell was so horrendous that I had to go and sit in my car with the windows closed to have lunch or smoko, and this was in summer as well, never again. I'm sure ice-cream is never going to taste quite so good, from now on. :-) It's not clear from what you say whether the 'putrifying' is an essential part of the process, or just sloppy procedure at that particular plant? Can you confirm either way? -- John Savage, off to search for ice-cream made from agar, or something .... |
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John Savage wrote:
I'm sure ice-cream is never going to taste quite so good, from now on. :-) john, please, ice cream has never tasted good for the last 20 years unless it was Shoalhaven or Serendipity (for NSW). Everything else was just a chemist concoction. I attribute some of my weight to driving past the old Shoalhaven ice cream shop near Bulli/Coaldale/??? each weekend. Sadly they have moved to Rockdale??? -- Terry Collins {:-)}}} email: terryc at woa.com.au www: http://www.woa.com.au Wombat Outdoor Adventures Bicycles, Computers, GIS, Printing, Publishing "People without trees are like fish without clean water" |
OT - gelatine
I have to tell you that it isn't. Or shouldn't be. If you boil a ham
hock for long enough when making a good stock you get a weak jelly when it cools anyway. That's just from the natural gelatine in the skin in the hock. Linda John Savage wrote: It's not clear from what you say whether the 'putrifying' is an essential part of the process, or just sloppy procedure at that particular plant? Can you confirm either way? |
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