[small voice in the wilderness]

Yes, but how do we get the birds to eat it?

[Whitewasher]

I'm safe then. Whew. A little bitter each day keeps the Chinese Communist Bioterror Disease Away. I always say.

[Revolting cat!]

The founder of the Gallo Salami company died recently in San Francisco. (Not of the Thunderbird "wine" Gallo family.) I forget his name and other details, but some time ago, 20 years maybe, he sold the company to some big food concern. Immediately, the big food concern changed his formula to make the salami less spicy, to broaden its appeal to the bland tastes of the American public. He didn't appreciate the change, but what could he do.

This brings to mind this marketing gimmick (is there a an American Sauerkraut Association based, where else, on K Street in DC?) to promote sauerkraut as an American version of kimchi, an absurd idea on the face of it, since no one would dare to mass market the real thang.

[Big Giant Head]

There goes our secret ingredient!

[TX Bluebonnet]

Well, I guess this is as good a place as any to post this article:

http://www.tothepointnews.com/content/view/1983/44/

The author is taking supplements of BHT, an FDA approved food preservative to ward off the flu. See, junk food IS good for you!!!

"BHT also dissolves the lipid protective coating around certain viruses, such as all herpes and papilloma viruses. Without the coating, the virus disintegrates (1). There is reason to believe that BHT may do the same to the H5N1 virus as well."

[Apercu]

A quart of Black Jack will do the same trick..and if 'n it doesn't - you won't care.

[HereInTheHeartland]

Wait till they find out that the kimchee story came from the Onion!

[ApplegateRanch]

If the lactic acid is the key, then how about being extra safe:

Sauerkraut shake, made with sweet acidophiles & unpasteurized yogurt?

Sprinkle wheat germ & raw sunflower seeds on top!

Drink it up, yum!

[ApplegateRanch]

Karnac sees all...

Every holiday food basket for the next five years will have a can of kraut in it.

[jailbird]

Bump.

You still around?

[tubebender]

My wife and I have canned our own sauerkraut. I think there is still some left in the pantry...

[tubebender]

Sauerkraut Ping...

[conservative cat]

Is it German sauerkraut that cures it or Korean Kimchi? I am half German and don't mind some (cooked) sauerkraut. I can't handle Kimchi.

[carlo3b]

German Sausage and Sauerkraut

Serve with heated pumpernickel bread and a side of seasoned applesauce.

• 1 (16-ounce) bag refrigerated sauerkraut, rinsed and drained
• 1/2 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
• 1/2 chopped red onion
• 2 tablespoons white wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon caraway seeds
• 1 tablespoon firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 pound smoked German sausage of your choice, sliced

Preheat oven to 350*F (175*C).
1) Place all ingredients in a 2 1/2-quart casserole dish lightly coated with cooking spray or oil and mix well.
Cover the sausage with sauerkraut.
2) Cover the dish and bake until heated through, 35 to 40 minutes.
Serves 4.

[Hank Rearden]

When I eat kimchi, my breath is capable of killing anything it touches, most especially including flu bugs.

[ChildOfThe60s]

With prices as high as they are for natural gas, maybe this is just a creative way of developing an alternative source.

[mewzilla]

...producing a high level of lactic acid...

Wouldn't exercise do the same thing? I hate sauerkraut :-P

[RightWhale]

Savage was talking about cabbage yesterday. Worked for the Roman army, probably still works.

[UnbelievingScumOnTheOtherSide]

Possiblec FAR SIDE caption:

"While the world mobilizes all its medical resources to stop the avian flu, snail ebola continues its relentless crawl."