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On Tue, 19 Feb 2019 05:34:18 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 6:22:52 AM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
>> On Tue, 19 Feb 2019 02:52:45 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Monday, February 18, 2019 at 10:10:08 PM UTC-5, Nancy2 wrote:
>> >> Ah, yes, good ol' Bruce, here to let us all know the error of our plebeian ways (and you, too, Ed,
>> >> in this thread). There is nothing "nasty" about using a cake mix, or the taste of a cake mix. I
>> >> daresay y'all wouldn't be able to tell the difference between scratch and a mix, if push came to
>> >> shove...unless the empty box was sitting right there.
>> >>
>> >> N.
>> >
>> >Perhaps not "nasty", but the last time I took the cake mix shortcut,
>> >it was Way. Too. Sweet.

>>
>> The cake mixes become nasty when you look at the ingredient list.
>> Maybe not for Nancy. Maybe she's so used to eating science projects
>> that she shrugs it off. People must be starting to think that's normal
>> food.

>
>The ingredient list doesn't bother me all that much. I'm not going
>to die from Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate. I'll die from the flour.


Many people think that way. The food industry knows this, so they use
all the junk they can to save a cent here and there for themselves.
Junk's cheaper than quality.