[38] in Vegetarian_Support_Group
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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (stephen g. wadlow)
Mon Feb 14 18:10:22 1994
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 94 18:06:18 EST
From: sgw@bronze.lcs.mit.edu (stephen g. wadlow)
To: Michael L. Jacknis <mjacknis@MIT.EDU>
Cc: vsg@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: <9402142056.AA00184@lockpick.MIT.EDU>
Michael L. Jacknis writes:
> 1. Some brands of pop tarts contain gelatin; read the ingredients.
as I recall, it's only the pop tarts that have icing. un-iced pop tarts
are just fine.
gummi-bears and the like also tend to use gelatin. Some use Agar, but
label it as gelatin, I'm told. Agar is cool. Gelatin isn't.
finding non-gelatin marshmallows is rather difficult, unfortunately.
> 3. The Goosebeary's food truck uses oyster sauce in their tofu with
> vegetables, but not in their other tofu dishes, they say. (I asked them to
> clarify the signage to indicate this.)
>
ah.. that might explain it. I didn't deal well with this dish several years
ago, and haven't eaten at goosebearys since. They seem to have cleaned
up there act in many ways, but I still haven't eaten there.
> Is there a list of animal products to watch out for? Here is a partial list:
check out the rec.veg FAQ. I think a lot of things are listed there...
steve
