"Eddie G" > wrote in message
. ..
> Tonight I made a vodka cream sauce (well, sort of...instead of cream I use
> flour in skim milk for a fat free substitute). Anyway, I used about 1/2
> cup vodka, 1 large can of tomato sauce, and a little more than a cup of
> the "cream". I could not taste the vodka at all. I never tried vodka
> cream sauce in a restaurant because of the cream so I do not know what is
> should taste like. Are you supposed to taste the vodka? What does the
> alcohol do if your NOT supposed to taste it?


Some flavor components are soluble in water, some are soluble in oil and
others are soluble in alcohol.

Hasta,
Curt Nelson