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  • From: "kieran or donna" <redherring@tnaccess.com>
  • To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Drops, Apricot
  • Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 21:50:14 -0500


Chris,  That E. coli will be killed by cooking, the only problem people were having with it was in unpasteurized apple cider.  I suspect if the cider were fermented, the E. coli would be swamped out no longer infective.  Just goes to show that the production of alcohol can be beneficial.  ( I was just reading in a book on the Little Ice Age that when apple crops failed and the peasants had to drink water instead, that they were more prone to water borne illnesses.)  Also, a study showed that cinnamon would kill or inhibit that bacteria.  So it's safe to use your drops, as I expect most of them will be damaged enough you'll have to cook or ferment them.  Donna



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