On Monday, December 16, 2019 at 1:26:29 PM UTC-5, Sheldon wrote:
> On Mon, 16 Dec 2019 02:39:16 -0800 (PST), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >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.'
>
> I buy crushed tomatoes all the time, and various national brands...
> I've never seen any that contain those ingredients.

Slow down and read carefully. Crushed tomatoes are ONE ingredient in the
salad dressing. The ingredients of the crushed tomatoes are tomatoes, salt,
and citric acid. These are the exact same ingredients used by home canners
of tomatoes.

> I make my own salad dressings often but I never add any canned tomato
> to the dressing,

The name of the dressing is "Vidalia Tomato Summer". I certainly would
expect some sort of tomatoes in that dressing.

Cindy Hamilton