OT: Canola

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"Canola" = "CANadian Oil, Low Acid". So... "Canola oil" = "Canadian oil low acid oil"? Isn't this just like ATM machines and PIN numbers and UPC codes? I guess if the Canola Council of Canada says "canola oil", I should get over it. Still, though, it doesn't feel right—it makes it sound like there's a canola plant out there, ready to be harvested. (There isn't; canola is actually refined rapeseed oil.) I will probably use the phrase "canola oil" in recipes, but the more pedantic part of me would first like to voice its dissent.

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		OT: Canola Slightly off-topic thought: "Canola" = "CANadian Oil, Low Acid". So... "Canola oil" = "Canadian oil low acid oil"? Isn't this just like ATM machines and PIN numbers and UPC codes? I guess if the Canola Council of Canada says "canola oil", I should get over it. Still, though, it doesn't feel right—it makes it sound like there's a canola plant out there, ready to be harvested. (There isn't; canola is actually refined rapeseed oil.) I will probably use the phrase "canola oil" in recipes, but the more pedantic part of me would first like to voice its dissent. Tags canola oil By Sean on July 30, 2007 1:17 PM \| Permalink \| Comments (0) \| TrackBacks (0) 0 TrackBacks Listed below are links to blogs that reference this entry: OT: Canola. TrackBack URL for this entry: http://movabletype.space-pirates.org/mt-tb.cgi/228 Leave a comment (If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.) Name Email Address URL Remember personal info? Comments (You may use HTML tags for style) © 2007 ElectroMonkey Media, LLC. All rights reserved.