[HOE] Possible Food Preservative Plot Nugget

[Matt and Teresa Steflik <grifflik@stny.rr.com>]

Hey Gang -

I was just chattin' with Doc Firefly about food preservatives, and the
possibility of them being considered a form of chemical pollution when
something stupid-funny (but possibly usable for the right Marshal) hit
me.  Are y'all familiar with the Urban Legend regarding the food
preservative "sodium erythorbate" actually being a filler made from
ground up earthworm (check your Slim Jim or Hot Dog wrappers for
example)?  What if some twisted little servitor or worm cult leader with
a pre-war snack food company tie-in actually used some sort of Mojave
Rattler by-product as said ingredient, calling it (of course) "sodium
erythorbate" and it somehow acted as a way of assisting in the
transformation/production of wormlings?  If you don't know what I'm
talking about, check here:

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/merythorbate.html

There's always the other Legend about McDonald's using worm for a filler
that could be just as applicable for the situation.  Check this Urban
Legends page and search for "earthworms" using their engine for details:

http://www.snopes2.com/

Discuss (or don't).  Just tossin' around some nonsense. :-)

Matt Steflik
Gimme Shelter - http://www.geocities.com/grifflik
"It's Just A Shot Away"