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Here is a fascinating video on how shellac is made.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQcQ0yuekZ0

That is why my projects get urethane. No bug crap for my projects.

Thanks, fun short video.

Ed

garys wrote:That is why my projects get urethane. No bug crap for my projects.

That bug crap is on most of your food, apples, lemons, and oranges are sprayed with it, for shininess. Most cold breakfast cereals are coated with it to keep the crunch longer in milk. I could go on forever.

ERLover wrote:

garys wrote:That is why my projects get urethane. No bug crap for my projects.

That bug crap is on most of your food, apples, lemons, and oranges are sprayed with it, for shininess. Most cold breakfast cereals are coated with it to keep the crunch longer in milk. I could go on forever.

If people only knew. Not sure if Garys is serious or not since there was no smiley. To each his own.

ERLover wrote: That bug crap is on most of your food, apples, lemons, and oranges are sprayed with it, for shininess. Most cold breakfast cereals are coated with it to keep the crunch longer in milk. I could go on forever.

That is why I don't buy fruit or veggies. I have a back yard to raise that stuff. I have around 1000 pounds of fruit in my back yard this year. I spent the past week preserving fruit for the winter, and have a couple of weeks more work before I'm finished.
When you raise it yourself, you know what is on it and what isn't.

Thanks, John. This is really educational.

I will disagree slightly about this being on your food. I do know that they wax the fruits, but on cereals, it is purely sugar that is polished in large drums. It was on the cooking channel a couple of years ago. With all foods, it is advisable to check the labels.

Steve, the old swampgator

Per Wikipedia,
"Shellac, edible, is used as a glazing agent on pills (see excipients) and candies, in the form of pharmaceutical glaze (or, confectioner's glaze). Because of its acidic properties (resisting stomach acids), shellac-coated pills may be used for a timed enteric or colonic release.[16] Shellac is used as a 'wax' coating on citrus fruit to prolong its shelf/storage life. It is also used to replace the natural wax of the apple, which is removed during the cleaning process.[17] When used for this purpose, it has the food additive E number E904.
in combination with wax for preserving and imparting a shine to citrus fruits, such as lemons."

Why do you think M & M melt in your mouth, not in your hands? Shellac!
Lover- you are on task!

I believe somewhere in the video I posted there was something about editable shellac. I could be wrong since I don't remember.

I stand by my previous comment. "If people only knew."