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Default Scandinavian rapeseed vs. US canola oil?

On Sep 7, 6:48*pm, Janet Wilder > wrote:
> On 9/7/2010 1:10 PM, EJ Willson wrote:
>
> > Bert Hyman wrote:
> >> The local PBS station has been running "New Scandinavian Cooking"
> >> (http://www.scandcook.com/) which I watch more for the scenery than
> >> the recipes, but at least one of the presenters (Claus Meyer) waxes
> >> euphoric over rapeseed oil.

>
> >> Is there a difference between the rapeseed oil he's using and the
> >> canola oil I buy in my supermarket? Is this high-test European variety
> >> sold in the US? I haven't noticed it where I shop.

>
> > As I recall it Canola is merely rapeseed oil. IIRC Canola stands for
> > Canadian Oil, Low Acid.

>
> I believe you are correct. In 1997 we did an RV caravan trip to Alaska.
> While we were still in BC we visited a canola farm and they told us what
> you said. *They added that they changed the name because "rapeseed"
> didn't sound very commercial.


Rape is a pretty loaded word. I had to get in front of the TV, then
stop it when a movie we were watching had a rape scene (The Girl With
the Dragon Tattoo), because that was something we didn't want our son
to see, and he had come into the room. That movie was a bit too much
for an "R" rating. The woman who got raped got her revenge though
(also a bit too much for an "R" rating). Good movie, but pretty
disturbing.

How come graphic violence combined with non-graphic sexual violence
gets a, "R," but graphic affectionate sex gets an X? It's because
folks in America are ****ed up, and stupid. The sight of genitalia
offends more than seeing a person get raped. The folks on the MPAA
committees deserved to get violently raped.
>
> --
> Janet Wilder


--Bryan