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Article #8667Re: Q: How long does food keep in the freezer?
From: ~^Johnny^~
Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 03:45
Date: Tue, 01 May 2001 03:45
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On Sat, 28 Apr 2001 20:16:09 -0700, bearclaw@cruller.invalid wrote: >In article <inAUn9DQ2+HN@eisner.encompasserve.org>, > kaplow_r@eisner.encompasserve.org.mars (Bob Kaplow) wrote: > > > The blue ice is water with something added. The something makes it jelly > > like and probably improves the "cold" storage capacity of the gell. > >Ordinary rubbing alcohol. 1 part alcohol to 4 parts water. You can make >it in a ZipLock baggie. The alcohol lowers the freezing point, making >the mixture colder than regular ice (dunno by how much, though). It seems to contain stearyl and cetyl alcohols, and calcium chloride. I really doubt if isopropyl alcohol is used, but n-propyl alcohol might be included. Then again, I can't be sure, because the formula is so damned proprietary and secret - kinda like Nieman-Marcus cookies! I _do_ know that it's non-eutectic (it doesn't have a single melting point or freezing point). This is why it works so well undr such a wide range of temperatures. :-) -- -john
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