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Posted July 05, 2018
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Matewis: Seriously though, an unexpected worry that I've recently acquired is whether or not the honey bought in stores is actual honey! There were some reports of rampant honey counterfeiting, especially from China imports but as it turned out, from local bee keepers as well.
I got some honey from a farmers market not so long ago. It had very little flavor. I wondered if there was something fishy going on, but then I was like "Its a farmers market dude, of course its legit. I just don't know my honey that well."
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Posted July 05, 2018
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Maighstir: But why don't you call margarine "margarine"?
And who the hell thought "<something something...> not butter" is a good brand name? It sounds like a slogan.
Here we used to have a product which is part butter (=voi) and "margarine" (=margariini, meaning made of vegetable oils). Its brand name was "Voimariini", ie. the name itself is also a mix of both "butter" and "margariine". I guess in English it would be like "Butterine" or something. :)

Anyway, EU apparently noticed it and demanded them to change the name as it is not allowed to include the name "butter" ("voi") in the name unless it is pure butter, or maybe certain percentage of it has to be butter before it can include the name.

Anyway, they maker of the product quickly fixed the problem by renaming it as "Oivariini", dropping the first character from the name. Problem solved, take that you damn EU!

And I am pretty sure I have told this truly amazing and interesting story before, as repetition is the mother of all learning.
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Posted July 05, 2018
most products with cinnamon dont use real cinnamon, but cassia which is a rather nasty plant

as fisheries become depleted they rename once thought of 'trash' fish to more exciting names so they can sell them as premium

http://www.morethanhoneyfilm.com/


my father in law keeps bees, get stung many times a yr but loves it. lives for those moments when he can catch a swarm on the move as they follow the queen bee. its rather tough to keep hives alive thru harsh winters, disease etc
Posted July 05, 2018
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Matewis: Play some Don't Starve if you feel you have too high an opinion of bees. So many restarts...
Magic Carpet.
Posted July 05, 2018
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MadalinStroe: ...
Harsher punishment for those that sell 50% honey + 25% glucose + 25% sugar => 100% honey!!! Am I right? :)
Damn straight, in fact the should be tortured with a wicker head cage filled with bees! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1GadTfGFvU
Posted July 05, 2018
There are very few problems in this world that can't be solved by adding a large influx of bees.
Posted July 05, 2018
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MobiusArcher: I got some honey from a farmers market not so long ago. It had very little flavor. I wondered if there was something fishy going on, but then I was like "Its a farmers market dude, of course its legit. I just don't know my honey that well."
I would pay triple if a farmer would give me a suit to accompany him to the beehive and scrape the honey off into my own glass bottle. That's the only way to be sure! Unless of course the bees are in on the fraud :P
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Matewis: Play some Don't Starve if you feel you have too high an opinion of bees. So many restarts...
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Bookwyrm627: Magic Carpet.
Enchanted Sofa.
Post edited July 05, 2018 by Matewis
Posted July 05, 2018
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Bookwyrm627: Magic Carpet.
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Matewis: Enchanted Sofa.
You don't understand! Magic Carpet! :O
Posted July 05, 2018
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Maighstir: But why don't you call margarine "margarine"?
And who the hell thought "<something something...> not butter" is a good brand name? It sounds like a slogan.
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timppu: Here we used to have a product which is part butter (=voi) and "margarine" (=margariini, meaning made of vegetable oils). Its brand name was "Voimariini", ie. the name itself is also a mix of both "butter" and "margariine". I guess in English it would be like "Butterine" or something. :)

Anyway, EU apparently noticed it and demanded them to change the name as it is not allowed to include the name "butter" ("voi") in the name unless it is pure butter, or maybe certain percentage of it has to be butter before it can include the name.

Anyway, they maker of the product quickly fixed the problem by renaming it as "Oivariini", dropping the first character from the name. Problem solved, take that you damn EU!

And I am pretty sure I have told this truly amazing and interesting story before, as repetition is the mother of all learning.
Well, yeah, butter is purely made from milk, no vegetable-based components. If you have vegetable-based stuff in it, it's margarine. Thus you can't really have a butter/margarine mix, either it's butter (made 100% from milk), or it's magarine (anywhere from 100% vegetable-based up to-but-not-including 100% milk).
Posted July 05, 2018
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Matewis: Play some Don't Starve if you feel you have too high an opinion of bees. So many restarts...
Not cool. Better play Secret World Legends. In this MMO bees give you superpowers.
Posted July 05, 2018
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Matewis: Enchanted Sofa.
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Bookwyrm627: You don't understand! Magic Carpet! :O
Lol I know of the game :) just wasn't aware of the potted bees :P
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