One time on Usenet, hahabogus > said:
> (Little Malice) wrote in news:fmjast$8m08c_004
> @news.avvanta.com:
>
> > And asparagus! Not only the fresh stuff, but lots of canned (ugh). The
> > prices seemed a bit high for 1910 though or am I off base on that..?
> Around 1910 there was trouble with canned goods. The wrong kinds of metals
> were being used and people were getting poisoned. Things like corn in a can
> was coming out black. Consumer protection wasn't around...Hell we didn't
> even have income tax at least in Canada.
One of my favorite books is "Hell on Ice" by E. Ellsworth, the true
story of Arctic explorers who, amoung other tragedies, get sick from
poorly canned food. Good book, but very sad...
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Jani in WA