Re: Cooking with slide mounts, Recipes by Jon Golden

[P3D Larry Berlin <lberlin@xxxxxxxxx>]

>Date: Thu, 5 Dec 1996 01:43:54 -0500
>From: P3D John W Roberts comments:
>
>>Michael Kersenbrock quoted:
>>Please advise Martha that this probably isn't recommended.  The metal
>>mounts usually are bare aluminum and there may be a problem especially
>>with anything acidic like artichoke leaves.  There may be excessive
>>aluminum in the results.
>
>Of course, people have been cooking in aluminum cookware and even cooking food
>wrapped in aluminum foil, for a number of decades. It's possible that the
>cookware is typically anodized, but probably not the foil.
>
>Reportedly highly acidic foods stored in aluminum foil for a long time will 
>get some aluminum *oxide* in them, but the oxide is extremely unreactive. CRC 
>says it's "very slightly soluble" in acid - but I don't think anybody's going 
>to have the patience to cook enough artichoke leaves in a slide projector to 
>have much of a problem with that.
>
>There have been studies possible links between aluminum and Alzheimer's,
>but I'm not aware of any solid indication to date that exposure to any
>particular aluminum compound would increase one's chance of getting it.
>It might be worthwhile to be a little cautious while studies are underway,
>but I don't think it's a risk on the order of eating random plants found in
>the woods, cutting yourself with a piece of beryllium, deliberately inhaling
>plutonium oxide, etc. :-) Anyway, aluminum is extremely common in our
>environment, and fairly common in our food whether we cook in aluminum pans
>or not.
>
>John R
>

The original post about recipes was quite funny and I enjoyed it. Aluminum
contamination of food through cooking utensils is a serious topic and one
that is very real. There continues to be a large number of aluminum items
for the kitchen that are not anodized. This is another area that industry
hopes will go away and they hope to not change anything until absolutely
forced to do so. Believe their white-washed excuses if you choose to do so,
but at your risk.

The evidence is solid enough if you care to read it and justifies throwing
away bare aluminum cookware or those with worn coatings. Aluminum is even
used in some foods, such as most Baking Powders, and the advice is to NOT
buy or use it. There are safer alternatives available. BTW, aluminum in food
IS NOT COMMON IN NATURE, only by contamination in our industialized society.

Wouldn't it be terrible to contract alzheimer's and forget all about the
stereo views you enjoyed throughout your life?

Now, where did I put that medication ... ; -)

Larry Berlin

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