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<pre>I'm going off the idea of mixing olive oil with rape seed oil for deep
frying. I have been trying to get hold of cotton seed oil for a long time
now, not to mix with olive oil, but just to try it out. Cotton seed oil is
as difficult to get in bulk as olive oil once was in the U.K.
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From: "Philip Maro" <pmaro@rev.net>
To: <OliveOil@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 1:54 AM
Subject: [OliveOil] Rape Seed Oil


> Dave:
>
> I think you need to check out the book "Olive Oil, From Tree to Table" by
> Peggy Knickerbocker. Aside from being a really good book for Olive Oil
> lovers it specifically addresses the deep frying issue on pages 34 & 35.
> Hope this helps.
> Phil
> Phil Maro
> pmaro@rev.net
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<pre>Alfred,
I wonder how this information is obtained. You see, the seed suppliers
will not tell anyone, not even neighbouring farmers, if they have
supplied GM seed (or not) to a particular grower. I would suspect that
there is no definitive mapping of the GM Canola crops being grown in
Australia (outside of the seed supplier's database, that is!)

Alfred Poulos wrote:

> Dear Guido,
>
> There is a lot of misinformation about canola oil, much of it propogated
> through the internet. Most of the canola found on supermarket shelves,
> certainly in Australia, is not derived from genetically engineered
> rapeseed
> but was developed from a low erucic acid strain of rapeseed about thirty
> years ago.

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Oh, sure, they'd tell us! Wouldn't they?

John Attwood
Tamworth
(Northern) NSW Au
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<pre>At 19:51 5/12/01 +1100, you wrote:
>Alfred,
>I wonder how this information is obtained. You see, the seed suppliers
>will not tell anyone, not even neighbouring farmers, if they have
>supplied GM seed (or not) to a particular grower. I would suspect that
>there is no definitive mapping of the GM Canola crops being grown in
>Australia (outside of the seed supplier's database, that is!)

Dear John,

I obtained this information from some of the scientists involved in
rapeseed and canola research around 6 months ago. It was my understanding
that there were trials of GM crops around the country but oil from GM seed
was not available to the public. However things may have changed.
Incidentally, even the olive is not safe from genetic engineering. I note a
granted US patent No 6187994 lists a whole range of plants the patentee
claims are amenable to genetic modification. Included in the list is the
humble olive. I do not know whether there is any work in progress on
producing GE olives but I suspect it is only a matter of time.

Alfred Poulos
www.megistioils.com
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<pre>Deep frying is not the traditional way to prepare Greek food. Greeks
traditionally use EVO - pan frying

¥ Potatoes
¥ Zucchini
¥ Aubergene
¥ Whole fish
¥ Kalamari

Here a small quantity of oil is put into the pan - heated but not
smoking then food often coated in flower is added - a skin is formed and
the food is cooked within.

To add flavour - salt, pepper, oregano, rosemary or garlic can be added.

a final "sauce" can be made by adding lemon juice or wine vinegar to the
oil after the food is taken from the pan. A lot of sizzling takes place
and the "sauce is poured overvthe food - yummy!

Stan Kailis
Australia
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