canola oil

[William]

  I thought we had a list here of good and bad cooking oils to use but i could not find it.  Im calling the manegment!!!!   ;)

  Here is link about canola oil.  Its says canola oil is bad fer ya!   Its hard finding Mayonaise with good oil in it!  They either use soy or canola.

http://www.ithyroid.com/canola_oil.htm

Olive oil comes from olives, peanut oil from peanuts, sunflower oil from
sunflowers; but what is a canola? There was nothing on the label to enlighten
me, which I thought odd. So, I did some investigating on the Internet. There are
plenty of official Canola sites lauding this new "wonder" oil with all its
low-fat health benefits. It takes a little longer to find sites that tell the
less palatable details.

Here are just a few facts everyone should know before buying anything containing canola. Canola is not the name of a natural plant but a made-up word, from the words "Canada" and "oil". Canola is a genetically engineered plant developed in Canada from the Rapeseed Plant, which is part of the mustard family of plants.

According to AgriAlternatives, The Online Innovation, and Technology Magazine for Farmers, "By nature, these rapeseed oils, which have long been used to
produce oils for industrial purposes, are... toxic to humans and other animals".
(This, by the way, is one of the websites singing the praises of the new canola
industry.)

Rapeseed oil is poisonous to living things and is an excellent insect repellent.
I have been using it (in very diluted form, as per instructions) to kill the
aphids on my roses for the last two years. It works very well; it suffocates
them. Ask for it at your nursery. Rape is an oil that is used as a lubricant,
fuel, soap and synthetic rubber base and as a illuminate for color pages in
magazines.

It is an industrial oil. It is not a food. Rape oil, it seems, causes
emphysema, respiratory distress, anemia, constipation, irritability, and
blindness in animals and humans. Rape oil was widely used in animal feeds in
England and Europe between 1986 and 1991, when it was thrown out. Remember the
"Mad Cow disease" scare, when millions of cattle in the UK were slaughtered in
case of infecting humans? Cattle were being fed on a mixture containing
material from dead sheep, and sheep suffer from a disease called "scrapie".


  Read more from the link above!

peace and mayo!

[DolphinGirl]

Hey William,

Don't despair!

Make your own Mayo!  Here is Julia Child's recipe.  She was the best.

Mayonnaise Adapted from Julia Child & Company.
Julia says, "Certainly the easiest way to make mayonnaise is in the food processor, where in 2 or 3 minutes you have 2 or 3 cups. Regardless of method, the best mayonnaise is made from the freshest and best ingredients, since nothing can disguise a cheap-tasting oil, a harsh vinegar, or a fake lemon."
1 whole egg
2 egg yolks
1 teaspoon strong prepared mustard (Dijon type)
1/2 teaspoon or more salt
1 tablespoon or more fresh lemon juice or wine vinegar
2 cups best-quality light olive oil, salad oil, or fresh peanut oil - all one kind or a combination
White pepper  to taste
Using the metal blade, process the egg, yolks, mustard, and 1/2 teaspoon salt for 30 seconds. Then add 1 tablespoon lemon juice or vinegar and process half a minute more. Finally, in a very thin stream, pour in the oil. When all has gone in, remove cover, check consistency, and taste for seasoning: you will probably want to beat in a little more lemon juice or vinegar, and salt and white pepper, but you can beat in driblets of cold water for a milder and lighter taste and texture.
Bon appetit!:smile2:

[William]

  DolphinGirl, Thank you so much!  I printed that out and will try it soon!!!!  YAY

:)