"Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:37:58 -0500, "Virginia Tadrzynski"
> > wrote:
>
>>
>>"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
>
>>> I didn't have the green pepper so I left that out. Didn't have the
>>> celery
>>> seed so left that out too but used 1/2 celery salt in place of the sea
>>> salt I would have used. I subbed in Splenda for the sugar. And since
>>> it
>>> didn't specify the type of vinegar I used white wine. Perhaps I should
>>> have used rice vinegar? I've seen other similar recipes that called for
>
>>>
>>> I sure would love to make some slaw that daughter will eat. Thanks!
>>>
>>
>>try again using a pinch of sugar instead of the splenda. I know being
>>diabetic you have to watch the intake, but only a pinch or two in the
>>whole
>>slaw won't matter that much and then compare to the one with splenda. It
>>could be that one of the other ingredients was 'off' as well.
>>-ginny
>>
>
> I am wondering if it is the celery salt.
> I know that if I add a tad too much celery seed, it will be bitter.
> Might be somewhat the same thing for the celery salt. Not sure, as I
> have never used celery salt...

I only added the celery salt after daughter said it tasted funny. So I
think it was bitter before that. But I don't know since I didn't personally
taste it.

Thanks!