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Termyn8or -> "Sourgrette" dressing ? (2/18/2009 7:04:35 PM)
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As many of those who read me know, I lost my sweet tooth many years ago, over two decades ago in fact. I not only decided that sugar was poison, but also that even it's substitutes were. In fact I haven't had anything with honey in it for almost as long, but I would consider it if need ne. Most specifically would be this local icecream shop that makes their own and uses on honey for sweetener, no sugar or anything else in any of their products.
What the hoo, I like sour. I've taken to just using vinegar and sour cream for a salad dressing. Ususally I add pepper and seasalt, but that's it. I think the stuff is great actually. Sometimes (which I intend to do today) I'll just use it as a dip for celery sticks or something like that.
Any ideas an what else to put in it are welcome, as long as they are not sweet. I have actually tried finely grated carrots. Sweet yes but not beyond the natural. Gave it a nice orange color as well.
But what else I wanted to ask, does anyone else have that type of taste, like I do ? I mean I can smell a teaspoon of sugar in a cup of coffee from quite a ways away. I can smell sugar through the plastic containers of softdrinks, although most of that might be residue from the bottling plant rather than porousity .
About two weeks ago, I gave out some of this simple dressing and they said "Damn, that's good". How many others are out there who simply have lost their sweet tooth ?
I have started to think maybe that it is a natural progression, but one that many never make because they are addicted. Like a maturation of one's taste, or taste buds.
Healthwise though, if a guy walks in here with a two liter of Coke, and drinks it while I drink say three beers, I am starting to think it hurts me less. This has been brought up, that even lower alcohol beers can be detrimental to health in larger quantities. Well I remember that thread and have cut down the quntity quite a bit, and I don't really notice a difference. But with all that sugar or HFCS in those soft drinks, how healthy can they be ?
But back to it, I don't WANT anything sweet, I like anything from neutral to sour. I have had places make me my own special sauce for like wings and stuff. I asked one day if they sold any to anyone else and they said yes. Couple of people.
So I am just wondering who is out there who likes sour. I mean I eat undrained saurkraut, I drink the pickle or hot pepper juice out of the bottle. I don't do it alot because I am aware it is full of sodium, but when I do it is invigorating.
Is there anyone out there ? Or is everyone else a sugar junkie ?
T
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