I think I'm probably safe with my 99 cent wine glasses from the dollar
store, don't you?  But they still hold the wine.  Ruth




At 1:39 PM -0400 4/10/06, Bruce Marcham wrote:
>>
>That Ralph guy said:
>
>I'd be careful about letting Peanut use your (probably) LEAD crystal
>glasses for juice, or milk, or much of anything else. Or maybe the lead in
>lead crystal is somehow encapsulated, but I wouldn't count on it.
>>
>
>I found this on the subject of lead getting into your food from lead crystal:
>
>>
>Does glass or crystal ware contain lead?
>
>Ordinary glassware does not contain lead, but lead is used to make the
>more expensive lead crystal. People who have lead crystal items should
>take the following precautions:
>*	Do not store liquids in lead crystal glasses or bottles
>*	Do not drink from lead crystal on a daily basis, especially if you
>are pregnant
>*	Do not feed an infant or child from a lead crystal baby bottle or cup
>>
>
>So the upshot of it is people who drink out of nice lead crystal all the
>time get a little heavy metal to go with their wine or brandy.
>
>I had to check it out because I think about these things, especially when
>someone buys a nice bowl with a label on it that says "don't use for
>serving food" and I'm thinking the first time the bowl gets washed the
>label will come off...
>
>I got it from this web site: http://www.nsc.org/issues/lead/leadindishes.htm
>
>Bruce "when in Roam...think like a Roeman" Milter
>
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