of ghee and men

Well it looks like I was raising a false alarm about the whole apple waxing thing. Everything I said was true, as far as I know, but apparently my perspective was hopelessly uninformed and ignorant at the time of posting. I had assumed that during the winter, apples were grown in greenhouses, and therefore were always fresh at the store. I was wrong. Many things can be grown in greenhouses, therefore year-round, but apples aren't one of them. Fruit and veggies are routinely kept therough the winter months and if stored properly, aren't the satanic devices that I made them sound like. Wax seems like a legitimate method of preserving apples, as far as I know, except for two reasons. Number one, wax is made from animal products, which probably doens't bother many people other than vegans. Number two, it's pretty tough to wash the wax off the apple, so unless you peel the apple (and thus, lose the nutrients of the peel), you're stuck stomaching whatever is in the wax.

On a separate note, for those of you that aren't vegan, I reccomend using ghee in cooking. It's basicaly a purified butter that you can make at home, although I wasn't that one that made it, so I can't exact instructions. Basically you ehat the butter, and scoop out the froth, and some other stuff. This makes the butter both healthier AND longer lasting, which definitely isn't a common combination these when it comes to food. I just tried frying onions and garlic with ghee and it worked WAY better than any oil I've ever used, and unlike regular butter, it won't burn.

I've been able to find some soy cheese that isn't made with hydrogenated oil, and I also bought some organic goat yoghurt. I'm considering downgrading my dietary strictness. Organic eggs from neighbors farms, organic responsible (as in, animal friendly) yoghurt, and ghee, are all things that I might (re)introduce into my regular diet.