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Victor Sack[_1_] Victor Sack[_1_] is offline
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Default why vodka in "vodka cream sauce"?

Eddie G > wrote:

> 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?


See <http://www.arthurschwartz.com/radiorecipes/penne.html>.

Victor