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"Dan Abel" > wrote in message
...
> In article >,
> (Lululemon) wrote:
>
> > Here's a recipe I found on Epicurous...I don't have Sherry and can't
> > imagine buying any just for a recipe - we're a wine and beer house.
> >
> > What can I substitue for Sherry? Can I skip it? Will Mirin work? Do
>
>
> But Sherry *is* a wine! Mirin would work perfectly though, as long as it
> isn't too sweet. Any dry white wine would also work.

Sherry is a fortified wine. While any dry white wine might work (I don't
know the recipe in question), it certainly won't taste the same.

Sherry, like other fortified wines, has a really long shelf life. Keep a
bottle
in your cupboard for cooking purposes.

Hal Laurent
Baltimore