Gary wrote:

> Julie Bove wrote:
> >
> > The claim is that there is more meat in the old style and it's
> > Angus beef. Also no high fructose corn syrup and the sauce is much
> > thicker. A person who did a comparison thought there was far too
> > much garlic in the old style. That could be it. I can handle a
> > small amount of garlic but not too much.
>
> OK Julie. I did the side by side comparison yesterday. I usually
> buy the large ravoli or the lasagna but for this comparison I
> bought Beefaroni only because that was the only one in store
> with both versions.
>
> Regular version is very watery (soupy). Way much water in it.
> Beef is hardly recognizable. No garlicy taste worth mentioning.
> Put this on your plate and it will run over the entire plate.
>
> Throwback version is thick, no running from the pile. You can
> pile it up and it stays piled up. Lots more beef and a much
> better flavor all around. It's definitely a huge improvement in
> texture and taste.
>
> IMO, this 'Throwback' version is worth every extra penny compared
> to the regular stuff. If that was their original recipe years
> ago, shame on them for dumbing it down just to save pennies since
> then.
>
> I do buy 3-4 cans per year and I WILL buy the Throwback from now
> on.

Humm! I only recall the sausage sort in that. I shall look again as
we do keep some of this type of food in the cans here. It's not just
store supplies, sometimes it's a fast fix doctored up with a bit of
onion and garlic.