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Skriven 2014-01-30 16:24:01 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 9279 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
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Hi Dave,


RH>  DD> Salt does have a way of bringing out the flavours - which is
RH>  DD> why it is so popular. And so easy to over-do. Like MSG in many
RH>  DD> Oriental venues.

RH> I know, I try to stay on the light side when using it. Today for
RH> I supper made beef & barley soup--had no seasoning other than a
RH> couple of onions and what was in the Better Than Bullion beef base I
RH> used--about 2 tsp for 2 quarts of water. We added some mixed
RH> vegetables to the left overs--got 3 quarts for the freezer and a
RH> couple of cups for the fridge.

 DD> I've found that most bouillons and "soup base" have a *lot* of salt. I
 DD> see that "Better Than" lists salt in the #2 position after the beef
 DD> and concentrated beef stock. I use Minor's (labelled for GFS - where I

That's why I diluted it so much. I didn't have any home made beef stock
on hand and wanted to give the soup some flavor. I don't use the cubes
or powdered bullion. Also, haven't seen the Minor's, have seen (in the
catalog) Penzey's and want to check it out.

 DD> get
 DD> it). The only major differences I see is that Better Than has dairy in
 DD> it and Minor's does not. Minor's says 900mg sodium per teaspoon of
 DD> base. That's plenty of salt for most people.

Yes, but that teaspoon gets quite diluted so you don't end up with that
much sodium.

RH> RH> Seasoning, which is mostly salt, on hand so I can pick whichever
RH> RH> I want. We also have a salt grinder for a finer grind sodium
RH> RH> only (no potassium) salt.

 DD> I got one of those several years ago from an on-line sweepstakes at
 DD> Electronic Gourmet Guide (an early pre-blog web site). It came with a
 DD> matching pepper mill (pocket size) and a large barrel pepper mill to
 DD> keep in the food prep area. I habitually carry the pepper grinder
 DD> everywhere I go. The salt mill sees *very* little use.

We've got grinders for the coarser salt and the ono seasoning. Also have
one for the mixed peppercorns we use and a repurposed coffee grinder as
an all around spice grinder.

RH>  DD> was a guest and that's what was available) I hopped back into
RH>  DD> the shower to rinse my hide again, thinking the odd skin-feel
RH>  DD> was because I had not rinsed off the wash sufficiently.

RH> And from then on, you made sure you packed your own soap. (G)

 DD> I always keep a supply of those tiny "hotel" bars of soap in my travel
 DD> bag, along with my spare brush and comb, pit stop and Old Spice.

I keep the small bottles of shampoo, body wash and tubes of toothpaste,
among other stuff, in with my travel gear. The dentist gives us the
sample tubes of paste & a brush every time we have a cleaning so we stay
stocked on those.


RH> RH> I know, and that's why I want to find a good source of it.

RH>  DD> There is a good article on rendering your own at:

RH>  DD> http://www.davidlister.com/?p=1326

RH> I know how to do it; it's just a matter of getting the lard so I can
RH> do so.

 DD> Farmer's Market???

Haven't seen it, guess I ought to ask a couple of the farmers that sell
meats.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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