On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 3:05:49 PM UTC-5, wrote:
> On Thursday, August 27, 2020 at 11:59:33 AM UTC-5, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
> >
> > I usually chop an apple and add a little bit of brown sugar to the
> > kraut. So, we're getting to the end of summer and we are craving some
> > 'cooked' food. I made chili yesterday. It filled that spot in my
> > belly that was nagging for something other than salads, sandwiches,
> > etc. I ordered the kraut a couple of weeks ago and have the pork butt
> > in the freezer. I think I will do that this weekend.
> > Hope your kraut dinner tastes as good as it sounds.
> > Janet US
> >
> I didn't buy an apple, usually a Granny Smith, but I do have some
> unsweetened apple sauce in the refrigerator. Which by the way is
> pretty awful, at least it is to me. Some aspartame sprinkled on
> top, then stirred in does wonders to improve the flavor.
>
> You know, over the last two weeks or so I've been toying with the
> idea of chili. I've got all the stuff here to make it and once we
> make headway through the pork and kraut and make room in the 'fridge
> I think I'll make some!

Aspartame does a good job in diet soda, but for most uses, I prefer sucralose. I recently came close to running out of the packet of pure sucralose that I bought 7-8 years ago, and I bought another that should last into my retirement. Don't buy Nutrasweet or Splenda. Sure, it's much easier to measure, but the pure stuff is super cheap, like $20 for several year's worth.

--Bryan