You’ve no idea what kind of trouble this type of labeling caused some years ago when my mother was still living. She insisted on paying for name brand vegetable oil, because the label proudly proclaimed: Contains NO cholesterol!!
I tried to convince her that, by definition, 100% vegetable oil could not possibly contain cholesterol. But she just wouldn’t listen. So I guess that type of labeling really does work, some of the time (notwithstanding the misspelling).
I, personally, was amused when I read the label on a box of Chewable Children’s Benadryl: “Warning: may cause drowsiness. Do Not operate heavy machinery or drive while taking this medication”. So, if my six-year-old had asked to borrow the car, I’d have had to tell her NO!
The same drug, in a higher dose works for adults. If an adult doesn’t want to swallow a pill, or has problems doing it, then he or she might use the chewables. We sell liquid Benadryl to adults all the time. You just take a higher dose than children.
Well, I do understand that. It just seemed incongruous to me to have cautions on a children’s medicine about driving a car and operating heavy machinery!
Real homemade tamales ARE great. “Mush” could be an accurate description of the outside (INSIDE the cornhusk, OUTSIDE the filling) of a tamale - it’s cornmeal mixed with lard Inside that is usually pork or beef or chicken, sometimes vegetables or cheese… I’ve even had dessert tamales filled with fruit (though I didn’t care for those.)
An over-steamed tamale would likely fall to pieces… not attractive, but still yummy.
There’s a yummy salad dressing that has a drawing of an artichoke on the label, and says “tastes great on artichokes.” Below that is the notice “does not contain artichokes.” I always found that funny.
Inside that is usually pork or beef or chicken, sometimes vegetables or cheese… I’ve even had dessert tamales filled with fruit (though I didn’t care for those.)