On Sunday, December 15, 2019 at 3:20:29 PM UTC-5, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 12/15/2019 1:13 PM, Bruce wrote:
> > On Sun, 15 Dec 2019 05:25:01 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > > wrote:
> >
> >> On Sunday, December 15, 2019 at 8:19:42 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> >>> As so many in this group seem to avoid this, I found it
> >>> interesting.
> >>>
> >>> https://www.hostpic.org/images/1912151840490095.jpg
> >>
> >> I generally avoid sweeteners of all kinds where they do not belong.
> >>
> >> Soup. Salad dressing. Tomato sauce. Bread. The list is long,
> >> but these are the first four that come to mind.
> >
> > Exactly. There's nothing wrong with sugar where it belongs, but it's
> > added to so many things where it doesn't belong. It's used as a
> > pacifier of sorts.
> >
>
> I admit I like sweets and probably use too much sugar, but even I have
> limits. I had a salad dressing at a friends house and liked it. I was
> going to buy it for myself but read the label at the store. Would you
> like some sugar for your lettuce?
>
> Braswell Dressing Creamy Vidalia Onion, 9 oz
> Ingredients
> 'CANE SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, DISTILLED VINEGAR,
> SUPERIOR MUSTARD (VINEGAR, MUSTARD SEED, WATER), VIDALIA ONIONS, SALT,
> DEHYDRATED ONIONS, POPPY SEEDS, XANTHAN GUM, CELERY SEEDS AND ASCORBIC
> ACID.'
>
> How is this for label reading.
> Braswell Dressing Vidalia Tomato Summer, 12 oz
> No Artificial Ingredients, Does not Contain Refined Sugar, Made in USA
>
> Sounds good so far, but the key word is "refined"
>
> Ingredients
> 'CRUSHED TOMATOES (TOMATOES, SALT, CITRIC ACID), CANE SUGAR, APPLE CIDER
> VINEGAR, WATER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, VIDALIA ONIONS, MUSTARD (DISTILLED
> VINEGAR, MUSTARD SEED, WATER), DEHYDRATED ONION, ONION POWDER, SALT,
> POPPY SEEDS, PAPRIKA, XANTHAN GUM, GARLIC POWDER, ERYTHORBIC ACID, EDTA,
> CELERY SEEDS, LESS THAN 1/10 OF 1% POTASSIUM SORBATE AS A PRESERVATIVE,
> BLACK PEPPER AND DILL WEED. 3.0% VIDALIA ONION BY WEIGHT.'

And that's why I make all my own dressings.

Three whole percent vidalia onion? What do they do, wave one over the
vat?

Cindy Hamilton