The biggest lie you will hear these days is about pink slime. Does it or doesn't it! I'm talking about that big pile of hamburger at your favorite grocery store.
For years the consumers (us) have been fooled into thinking we were getting pure old beef when we picked up that package of burger. But wow did we get fooled....it most likely was full of a pretty awful waste called "Pink Slime" which is treated with ammonia. How delightful.....even the whistle blower former employee said he wouldn't feed it to his family and he now personally grinds his own ground beef.
But the FDA says it's beef and won't pull it's approval. And, it's ok for the cheating grocery butchers to use this ammonia treated waste product which the FDA says is "beef". But.......the Federal Government says that the beef that's fed to school kids can't contain "Pink Slime". Now does that make sense???? The general public can still reap the rewards (?) of the good ole Pink Slime!?!?!?!? I wanna puke!
I don't use much ground beef and now I'm sure I will be using far less. A trip to a grocery store chain which has sworn they won't be using "Pink Slime" will be on my agenda. Kroger ... Supervalu ..... they will be the ones who get my business. Supervalue includes our local area stores such as Shop 'n Sav, Cub Foods, County Market. And, there are Kroger stores in Lincoln and Pekin which aren't too far.
As consumers, we need to rebel. Don't let the ammonia laden "Pink Slime" get you. I've always thought some packages of ground beef have tasted funny (not spoiled just funny) ... I now wonder if some stores were using a high ratio of "Pink Slime" and a very low ratio of actual real beef.
Take your stand against "Pink Slime". This is stuff which used to be used as dog food....and now it's being put into the human food chain. Stand up and rebel! Ask the butcher if the beef contains "Pink Slime" and if it does, don't buy groceries from that store. And ask the same butcher every time you shop in case they get lax.
Yes.....McDonalds used Pink Slime....but February 12 they announced they would not longer use it. I bet the price of burgers will now go up. Burger King and Taco Bell have also eliminated Pink Slime but I think Hardees and Wendy's still enjoy laughing at consumers by using the crap.
Maybe this site will help you in finding a store which doesn't use the icky stuff: http://couponsdealsandmore.com/library/does-your-stores-ground-beef-contain-pink-slime/
Old Illinois Register Stories
Mrs. Mary Krueger, who resides at Lawrence Avenue and Spring Street, met with an accident yesterday evening which may result seriously, owing to her advanced age of 70 years. Mrs. Krueger was leading a cow from a pasture in the vicinity of her home, and the rope with which she was leading it became entangled about her feet and she was thrown to the ground. The fall of Mrs. Krueger frightened the animal, and it ran for some distance, dragging her. Persons who saw the accident ran to her assistance, and she was removed to her home and physicians summoned. On examination it was found that her right leg had been broken at the knee and she was otherwise bruised and scratched. Mrs. Krueger was removed to the Springfield hospital, where the fracture was reduced.
Illinois State Register - December 1, 1899
Mrs. Mary Krueger, who resides at Lawrence Avenue and Spring Street, met with an accident yesterday evening which may result seriously, owing to her advanced age of 70 years. Mrs. Krueger was leading a cow from a pasture in the vicinity of her home, and the rope with which she was leading it became entangled about her feet and she was thrown to the ground. The fall of Mrs. Krueger frightened the animal, and it ran for some distance, dragging her. Persons who saw the accident ran to her assistance, and she was removed to her home and physicians summoned. On examination it was found that her right leg had been broken at the knee and she was otherwise bruised and scratched. Mrs. Krueger was removed to the Springfield hospital, where the fracture was reduced.
Illinois State Register - December 1, 1899
Last evening at 6:30 o’clock, while intoxicated, a man giving his name as William Thompson drove a horse on the Chicago & Alton bridge at Third Street and Capitol Avenue. The animal fell between the ties and it was some time before he could be released by the large force of men who were soon at work. Thompson jumped from the buggy at once and ran, but was captured shortly afterwards by Officer Hesse, at Fourth and Washington Streets, and take police station, where he gave bond for his appearance.
Yesterday afternoon about 4 o’clock Thompson went to the livery barn conducted by Charles Gehlman, on North Seventh Street, and rented a horse and buggy. Here he gave his name as Woods, which no doubt is his right name. He was given a good horse, and in about two hours the message was received at the stable that the horse had been driven on the bridge and had fallen between the ties. One of the employees of the barn went at once to where the horse was fastened in the bridge, and, assisted by several police officers, succeeded in releasing the animal after two hours’ hard work.
Large boards were secured and as one of the horse’s legs was taken from between the ties it was placed beneath his feet. After all four feet had been released in this manner the animal was thrown and his feet tied and he was pulled to the other side. The horse is a valuable animal and received a number of severe cuts. The leaders of his legs were strained and it is probable that the horse is ruined.
Thompson, or Woods, as his name may be, after securing the horse, it is said, drove to several saloons about the city and drank heavily. It is thought that he was much under the influence of liquor and, not knowing the city, drove down the track.
The horse walked on the ties until he reached the center of the bridge, when he lost his footing and fell. As soon as the driver realized where he was and what he had done, he jumped from the buggy and ran away. One of the men employed in the barn and Officer Hesse began to search for Woods and he was finally located.
When taken to the station he could not tell how or why he had driven the horse over the bridge. The case against Woods will be vigorously prosecuted by Mr. Gehlman. A north-bound freight train on the road was delayed for some time until the animal could be freed. It is a fast coal train which usually goes through Springfield very fast, and had it not been stopped, the engine no doubt would have been derailed and thrown from the bridge into the street twelve feet below.Illinois State Register - December 25, 1899
Thought For The Day
After climbing a great hill, one only finds
that there are many more hills to climb.
--Nelson Mandela
The grass is green, the flowers are blooming, the wasps are making nests everywhere. The flies are getting in the house. The evenings are getting longer. The air has a smell of spring. The allergies are acting up. In the evening you can smell people grilling. The wild animals are screaming in the woods ..... must be boyfriend/girlfriend time. Traffic has picked up because people are out doing things. Snowbirds are coming back from the deep south. Kids are playing in the yards and on the playgrounds.
Is it time to get a suntan? Will the birds build a nest in my door wreath as they try to do each year. Time to buy the blocks to build a small patio for my yard table.
It's a fun time. Winter is put to bed for another time down the road. Enjoy the weather of this new season.
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