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If, like me, you are dismayed by every trip to the grocery store, this book may be an answer! Most manufacturers are shifting to the ultra-cheap sugar -- HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP. I still dont understand how a label can say PARTIALLY-HYDROGENATED WHATEVER and still list 0% trans-fatty acids. And, I dont even want to talk about GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (GMOS).
Im not a rabid environmentalist, but a concerned mother who worries about the processed food we are feeding our children. If I can make my own catsup, Asian dipping sauce, classic mayonnaise, buttermilk and cream cheese and leave out the preservatives, fake sugar and Frankenstein corn and soybeans, I want to do it.
Up until now, Ive been unable to find a book of instructions for making common foods (peanut butter, spice mixes, soup stock, yogurt, salad dressings, and cheddar cheese crackers). Instructions are included for your own cake mixes and icing options, instant oatmeal, ginger ale and root beer syrup.
Even if I only make a few items in this book, it is decreasing the amount of junked-up foods my family is consuming. None of the recipes has required more than 30 minutes of prep time (simmering time is not included for things like soups, etc.). This book has 150 recipes and is a bargain!
Im not a rabid environmentalist, but a concerned mother who worries about the processed food we are feeding our children. If I can make my own catsup, Asian dipping sauce, classic mayonnaise, buttermilk and cream cheese and leave out the preservatives, fake sugar and Frankenstein corn and soybeans, I want to do it.
Up until now, Ive been unable to find a book of instructions for making common foods (peanut butter, spice mixes, soup stock, yogurt, salad dressings, and cheddar cheese crackers). Instructions are included for your own cake mixes and icing options, instant oatmeal, ginger ale and root beer syrup.
Even if I only make a few items in this book, it is decreasing the amount of junked-up foods my family is consuming. None of the recipes has required more than 30 minutes of prep time (simmering time is not included for things like soups, etc.). This book has 150 recipes and is a bargain!
