KD set to lose it's bright orange colour

[Luvchefmic]

Turmeric is a common component in many radiator stop leak products along with ginger and almond shells. All I've heard is that once it finds a hole/crack, it tends to harden once it consistently comes into contact with air and plugs the leak - within reason. I saw the ingredients on some stop leak tablets I bought at an auto parts store.

 

[snapppyd]

Turmeric is a common component in many radiator stop leak products along with ginger and almond shells. All I've heard is that once it finds a hole/crack, it tends to harden once it consistently comes into contact with air and plugs the leak - within reason. I saw the ingredients on some stop leak tablets I bought at an auto parts store.

Turmeric (Curcuma longa) /ˈtɜrmərɪk/ or /ˈtjuːmərɪk/ or /ˈtuːmərɪk/[2] is a rhizomatousherbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae.[3] It is native in southwestIndia, and needs temperatures between 20 and 30 °C (68 and 86 °F) and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive.[4] Plants are gathered annually for their rhizomes, and propagated from some of those rhizomes in the following season.

When not used fresh, the rhizomes are boiled for about 30–45 minutes and then dried in hot ovens,[5] after which they are ground into a deep-orange-yellow powder commonly used as aspice in Indian cuisine and curries, for dyeing, and to impart color to mustard condiments. One active ingredient is curcumin, which has a distinctly earthy, slightly bitter, slightly hotpeppery flavor and a mustardy smell.

 

[Luvchefmic]

So spice aisle or auto aisle ?

 

[lizabu]

It's a spice used in curry. If it has other uses they are not common uses.

On another topic, I am Canadian and don't like ketchup on my Kraft dinner. Lots of people do though. I don't like ketchup on scramble eggs either which seems to be another common one.

 

[msjprincess]

Turmeric is a common component in many radiator stop leak products along with ginger and almond shells. All I've heard is that once it finds a hole/crack, it tends to harden once it consistently comes into contact with air and plugs the leak - within reason. I saw the ingredients on some stop leak tablets I bought at an auto parts store.

Thanks for sharing

 

[TipsyTraveler]

KD is the prescription kidney diet I feed my cats and it comes with a bright orange label. It took me a minute to figure out what was going on in this thread.

 

[BrianL]

I though KD referred to Kevin Durant of the OKC Thunder! I was like, "What? They don't wear orange?"

 

[Anesthesia Fine]

As for yellow cheese, why do North Jersey people insist on buying the yellow American "cheese" from the deli?
And why do they insist on calling pork roll "Taylor Ham?"

Because they don't have Wawa to light their way, poor suckers.

 

[bcla]

So spice aisle or auto aisle ?

It gets interesting reading about all the "folk remedies" to fix a leaking cooling system. I haven't tried anything except specific stop leak treatments, but I've heard of dumping an egg in the radiator, ground black pepper, ginger powder, etc.

This discussion mentions corn meal:

http://www.yesterdaystractors.com/cgi-bin/viewit.cgi?bd=ttalk&th=333924

Here's something that mentions turmeric as a stop leak:

https://worldofspices.wordpress.com/turmeric/

Industrially, turmeric is one of the ingredients in radiator stop-leak sealant mixtures and it is use as an acid-base indicator. When applied to garden, it keeps ants away.

This one is probably the best selling stop leak on the market:

http://www.rwsidley.com/MSDS/Bars.pdf

Looks like 70% ginger root with a dash of turmeric and a smidgen of almond shell. Not sure what the soda ash does.

 

[Luvchefmic]

I feel like Sheldon Cooper is amongst us.....seriously bcla, no real offense intended but I don't care. I would partner with you in a game of trivial pursuit though anytime.

 

[mombrontrent]

I feel like Sheldon Cooper is amongst us.....seriously bcla, no real offense intended but I don't care. I would partner with you in a game of trivial pursuit though anytime.

Exactly........I thought this was a discussion about Kraft Dinner/Mac n' Cheese

 

[bcla]

Exactly........I thought this was a discussion about Kraft Dinner/Mac n' Cheese

I like going off on tangents, and turmeric was mentioned. It's kind of a Swiss Army Knife of spices. I'm just hoping it doesn't change the taste too much. Kraft may not make the best product on the market, but they're ridiculously consistent and have an overwhelming market share.

I'm just waiting for the first complaint that Kraft is using an ingredient used in radiator stop leak, like the complaints that white breads use "an ingredient found in yoga mats".

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/subway-no-more-yoga-mat-chemical-in-our-bread/

 

[Luvchefmic]

I like going off on tangents, and turmeric was mentioned. It's kind of a Swiss Army Knife of spices. I'm just hoping it doesn't change the taste too much. Kraft may not make the best product on the market, but they're ridiculously consistent and have an overwhelming market share.

I'm just waiting for the first complaint that Kraft is using an ingredient used in radiator stop leak, like the complaints that white breads use "an ingredient found in yoga mats".

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/subway-no-more-yoga-mat-chemical-in-our-bread/

I like going off on tangents....yes yes you do. Honestly that is the understatement of the year/decade/century.
If you PM me your info I see an embroidered pillow in your future

 

[SirDuff]

I feel like Sheldon Cooper is amongst us.....seriously bcla, no real offense intended but I don't care. I would partner with you in a game of trivial pursuit though anytime.

Only if he/she had access to the internet during the game .

I'm another Canadian who doesn't like ketchup with KD. Well, I don't like KD at all (though I will eat the PC White Cheddar stuff).

 

[Luvchefmic]

SirDuff I was trying to be kind, in all honesty you posted what I stopped myself from saying...for years now.

 

[NFLDERS]

It's a spice used in curry. If it has other uses they are not common uses.

On another topic, I am Canadian and don't like ketchup on my Kraft dinner. Lots of people do though. I don't like ketchup on scramble eggs either which seems to be another common one.

Same here. Albeit, I use/love stewed tomatoes in my home made Macaroni & Cheese. Also, the macaroni is larger than KD's.

 

[SirDuff]

Same here. Albeit, I use/love stewed tomatoes in my home made Macaroni & Cheese. Also, the macaroni is larger than KD's.

On the rare occasions we got it, we'd added peas and fresh diced tomatoes to the PC stuff. Or chopped broccoli.

 

[NFLDERS]

Turmeric (Curcuma longa) /ˈtɜrmərɪk/ or /ˈtjuːmərɪk/ or /ˈtuːmərɪk/[2] is a rhizomatousherbaceous perennial plant of the ginger family, Zingiberaceae.[3] It is native in southwestIndia, and needs temperatures between 20 and 30 °C (68 and 86 °F) and a considerable amount of annual rainfall to thrive.[4] Plants are gathered annually for their rhizomes, and propagated from some of those rhizomes in the following season.

When not used fresh, the rhizomes are boiled for about 30–45 minutes and then dried in hot ovens,[5] after which they are ground into a deep-orange-yellow powder commonly used as aspice in Indian cuisine and curries, for dyeing, and to impart color to mustard condiments. One active ingredient is curcumin, which has a distinctly earthy, slightly bitter, slightly hotpeppery flavor and a mustardy smell.

I'm not at all familiar with Tumeric but, now that I've read this I did wonder does it bind the human body?

 

[LBIJim]

Same here. Albeit, I use/love stewed tomatoes in my home made Macaroni & Cheese. Also, the macaroni is larger than KD's.

Stewed tomatoes and macaroni & cheese are the classic side dishes for Friday night fried fish dinner. But they're kept SEPARATE!!! You don't put the stewed tomatoes IN the mac & cheese!!! You krazy Kanucks!!!!

 

[lizabu]

I think in Canada when you cook macaroni and add tomatoes and ground beef we call it goulash for some reason.