Mehringer et al. (1996, BAAS, 28, 833) have recently reported the discovery
of acetic acid in the interstellar medium. We show, on the basis of
two-point correlation analysis of in-situ samples taken from the very local
planetary medium (using a budget-limited sample of objects from the
Madison YP catalog and AAS Local Restaurant Guide),
that a strong correlation exists between detections
of acetic acid and vegetable oil, with a peak in the
correlation function for displacements of order 10**-18 pc. Additional
analysis indicates the common presence of turbulent mixing of these
molecules on linear scales of order 10**-19 pc when moderated by the
additional presence of vegetable matter. These statistical results from
the local planetary environment, combined with recent work on microclumping
in the neutral component of the interstellar medium,
motivate a search for similar small-scale
mixing of these molecules in the ISM. We propose than an ideal candidate
for a site of this mixing is the old supernova remnant VRO 42.05.01
(also known as the Salad Bowl Nebula, see radio image below), which
contains numerous optical filaments strongly suggestive of large-scale
leaf lettuce viewed at random inclinations to the line of sight.
The results of our mm search for additional evidence supporting this
model will be presented and the implications for the search for
habitable (or edible) planets will be discussed.