Be careful what you eat. - 102
"We need changes in the direction the cancer research is going.
We need access to care beyond mammograms.
We need to know what is causing the disease, and we need a cure. " - Barbara Brenner - 103
Cancer cells divide without control or order. - 11787
Cancer affects people at all ages, but risk increases with age. - 11788
Smoking is the single biggest preventable cause of cancer. - 11789
Many candles can be lit from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. - 104
One nit equals the light from a candle. - 105
We want to eat a candy bar. - 106
Harvest: For best flavor cantaloupes should not be harvested until they are ripe.
Storage: Cantaloupes should be stored at 45 degrees F.
They are highly perishable and only last a week or two in storage.
Cantaloupes generate a significant amount of ethylene gas during storage and transportation. - 107
Egg candling consists of viewing the individual egg before a light.
This makes it possible to observe the condition and behavior of the interior contents (yolk, white, and air cell) and soundness and cleanliness of the shell. This makes it possible to classify each egg according to quality factors. - 194
Pecans can be stored in the freezer in a sealed plastic bag for up to two years. - 458
Harvested sugarcane is more than 50 percent water.
The average sugarcane stalk weighs about 3 pounds, and contains about 0.3 pounds (0.14 kilograms) of sugar. - 607
The sugar cane must be crushed within 24 hours of being cut. - 608
Sugar processors add lime to the cane juice to coagulate the impurities.
The juice is then neutralised with sulphur dioxide to settle out impurities. Sugar producers also add sodium hydrogen sulphate at the final stages of boiling. This releases sulphur dioxide into the juice and lightens the color of the final product. (Note: A high sulphur content often remains in the final product.)
People who are sensitive to sulfur may have an allergic reaction to the "pure white sugar". - 609
Vegetables may be raw or cooked; fresh, frozen, canned, or dried / dehydrated. - 729
The U.S. has over 160 active volcanoes. - 4764
