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Skriven 2012-08-21 19:28:30 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 28506 av NANCY BACKUS (1:261/1381)
Ärende: Tasting
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Hi Nancy,


 NB>  NB>> I do use the cubes of bouillon, and the seasoning packets that
 NB> come  NB>> with ramen noodles as well...  not so much lately as I've
 NB> been getting

 RH> OK, you may be the exception the rule. I've got a Ramen seasoning
 RH> packet floating around from the chinese chicken salad I made last week.
 RH> Only put 2 of the 3 in the dressing, figuring not to overload folks on
 RH> sodium.

 NB> I don't use them in the quantities they were "designed" for, to be
 NB> honest, but one ramen seasoning packet can help a big pot of chicken
 NB> and rice to have just the right balance... I was able to serve my
 NB> father
 NB> with the things I'd made with the cubes or the packets, despite his
 NB> low-sodium diet...

I started out using the whole thing, then after a fairly short time, cut
back to about half a packet. No more than that and a bit of butter (or
spreadable butter substitute before we gave those up) gave the noodles
enough taste for me. Then too, I usually drained the broth and ate the
noodles as a non soup meal. I imagine one packet in a large pot of rice
or similar would give it flavor without a lot of salt but in the
standard packet, it's way too much salt for me.

 NB>  NB>> Wegman's boxed stocks which can be as convenient and less salty.
 NB>  I  NB>> haven't bought any of the soup bases as of yet, so I can't
 NB> say either  NB>> way as to which I'd prefer...  Used judiciously, they
 NB> work just fine.

 RH> The bases are convenient--and you're not paying for water as you would
 RH> with stock. But, you have to add water to make them into a stock. Your
 RH> choice as to which way you want to go. If I don't have stock in the
 RH> fridge, I'll grab a base. If I do have stock on hand, I'll use it.

 NB> I'm often cooking places where water could be at a premium... so
 NB> stocks are more convenient there...  And I've been getting the Wegmans
 NB> stocks
 NB> stocked up from sales and their coupons... often used together, so the
 NB> resultant cost isn't that great.

I've checked out various stocks and such like, decided I like my home
made better as first choice. Second choice would be the soup base plus
water, from recommendations of folks here.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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