On Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:53:50 -0400, George M. Middius
> wrote:

>John Kuthe wrote:
>
>>>>> They don't put anything on shredded cheese!
>>>
>>>>potato starch, corn starch, and calcium sulfate to prevent caking.
>>>
>>>I have a pouch right he potato starch, cornstarch, and powdered
>>>cellulose. That's not calcium sulfate; it's sawdust.
>>
>>
>>Don't tell Julie, she'll be crestfallen!
>
>I'll have to check the ingredients at WF next time I go there, but
>since the additives in my pouch are indeed natural, I wouldn't be
>surprised to find pretty much the same list.
>
>Found an interesting cite:
>
>calcium sulfate (CaSO4)
>a moisture-absorbing white powder used for making plaster casts.
>Also called plaster of paris.
>
>Yum!
>

That's rthe stuff they used to make casts out of for broken limbs too!
Sometimes still do too!

John Kuthe...