Maple syrup has LARD? Oy vey! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen G. Drake" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mitchell Nussbaum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Tim Wong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 10:02 PM Subject: RE: [Bikies] Pancake breakfast
> Maple syrup can be vegan or not. A very small amount of fat is used at the > end of the boiling process to reduce foaming. The fats can be lard or other > animal derived oils, plant-based oils or commercial defoaming agents made > from animal of vegetable sources. The quantities are very small, around 1/4 > tsp of oil per 8-gallons of syrup. It's probably a safe bet that there is > more animal protein in the pancake flour than in the syrup, due to the > presence of hapless insects that stumbled into the grain at some point in > the processing. Ok, that's more details than I care to think about right > now. > > > Steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Mitchell Nussbaum > > I think syrup is vegan, unless it's mixed with honey. > > However, some people may feel that collecting maple sap is cruel to trees... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Tim Wong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Is syrup anti-vegan? > > > > > >>> Robbie Webber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 07/08/04 12:47 PM >>> > > Pancakes are organic and vegan. Get them plain or with fruit and/or nuts. > > _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.danenet.org/mailman/listinfo/bikies
