I can't decide whether I'm more troubled by the article's image of a vaguely smiling beaver or this fun-quote:
"Only 292-pounds per year is collected because the milking method is unpleasant for all parties involved." If your farts can't smell like roses, this is the next-best thing I s'pose
@glasseye - thanks for that recipe link; I'll definitely check it out! I looked at FA's liquid amber, but didn't
buy it only bcs. I wasn't sure what it'd taste like (*says the guy willing to stick wood shavings & PG in a jar under his sink).
@edyle - maybe smell is a viable new market niche eh? Taste & smell are so closely related anyhow, & seeing as how fragrances are meant to be inhaled, there's an argument for smell being the better fit perhaps. I wouldn't want to see it get to "old gym socks" or some such extreme, though... Beaver farts, maybe, but not old gym socks.
@Piepie - I'd definitely go for a pine... just not a natural extract in case I'm right about toxicity: Wouldn't want Mr. Clean sticking is earring down my lungs (sorry for the image there).
@unclewall - the whole beaver thing has me contemplating a recipe