Day 48 - Hold the Tresses

I am still unemployed and any way I can earn a buck or two would be appreciated in this household, and I am thinking I have found a way to earn money with little or no effort. The next time I have my hair cut, I am going to ask for the clippings. I am going to bag them, and sell them to a company that will then pulverize them turning them into an additive known as L-cysteine, which in turn is sold to food manufacturers who use the ingredient as a commercial dough conditioner, meant to improve the texture of breads and baked goods. If they can't get human hair, on occasion duck feathers will do.And here I thought that bread consisted of flour, yeast, salt and maybe butter - hair? Never even would have guessed that one.
And just when I wanted to add canned mushrooms to a recipe, I read that the FDA allows 19 maggots and 74 mites in every 3.5 oz. can of mushrooms. I think I am going to forgo the canned mushrooms and opt for the fresh.
I am including the link to this enlightening article, as it lists more products that contain ingredients that no one would ever guess would (or should)  be used in food.
I don't know about anyone else, but besides looking at the calorie count on the labels, I am definitely looking for the word L-cysteine, and will avoid anything made from it.
But the selling the hair thing...who knows.


http://health.yahoo.net/experts/eatthis/5-grossest-foods-supermarket