On Sunday, May 9, 2021 at 10:01:02 AM UTC-4, bruce bowser wrote:
> On Sunday, May 9, 2021 at 5:37:21 AM UTC-4, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Sunday, May 9, 2021 at 5:13:39 AM UTC-4, bruce bowser wrote:
> > > On Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 8:00:11 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> > > > On Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 6:43:42 PM UTC-5, US Janet wrote:
> > > > > Spicy Pop Pulled Pork
> > > > >
> > > > > Ingredients
> > > > >
> > > > > 2 onions, peeled and quartered
> > > > > 1 whole pork butt (pork shoulder roast)
> > > > > Salt and freshly ground black pepper
> > > > > One 11-ounce can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
> > > > > 2 cans pop ( Dr Pepper) or your favorite cola
> > > > >
> > > > Oh God, another soda pop recipe.
> > > What does he have to do with this? Anyway, the latest diet version of soda pop might even be better.
> > Better in what way?
> I figured that a soda saying the words "diet" on it might make whatever its marinading easier on the calories. Because everyone is watching their weight, right?

Thanks for snipping the food science, which was the important part:

> > Would it contributed to caramelization of the exterior? Would it help
> > the meat retain moisture?

Sugar contributes both of those characteristics to a marinade. Artificial
sweeteners do not.

Good cooks develop a gut feeling for food science, even if they don't
think of it that way.

Cindy Hamilton