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Lime stuff
So I bought a bag of Lay's Limon potato chips. They just looked appealing
to me. I don't normally like potato chips. But I freakin' LOVE these things! The lime taste is sooo strong and good. But I realize that potato chips aren't very good for me to be eating. Not often anyway. Then I got to remembering the Wine Nuts that I bought a few years ago. They were very good with a nice lime flavor too! But they were expensive and contained sugar. I did try to re-create this on my own but couldn't get the good strong flavor that they did. So I got to thinking... Is there a way to get a strong lime flavor into peanuts? I would prefer them not to have a sweet flavor. Just salty. I have seen plenty of recipes (and product for sale) for chili lime peanuts. I don't think I would like these. I like chili just fine. But I don't think I would like it on nuts. I generally don't like foods that are flavored like other things. Why I like the lime...I just don't know. Thanks! |
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On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:03:12 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> wrote: >So I bought a bag of Lay's Limon potato chips. They just looked appealing >to me. I don't normally like potato chips. But I freakin' LOVE these >things! The lime taste is sooo strong and good. But I realize that potato >chips aren't very good for me to be eating. Not often anyway. > >Then I got to remembering the Wine Nuts that I bought a few years ago. They >were very good with a nice lime flavor too! But they were expensive and >contained sugar. I did try to re-create this on my own but couldn't get the >good strong flavor that they did. > >So I got to thinking... Is there a way to get a strong lime flavor into >peanuts? I would prefer them not to have a sweet flavor. Just salty. I >have seen plenty of recipes (and product for sale) for chili lime peanuts. >I don't think I would like these. I like chili just fine. But I don't >think I would like it on nuts. I generally don't like foods that are >flavored like other things. Why I like the lime...I just don't know. > >Thanks! > Take a look in a liquor store for a product called "Twang" or similar. It's a mixture of "sour salt" (citric acid) and salt. I've seen it in packets near the register of several stores here in Texas. If you have a Hispanic market nearby look for a similar product in small, round, cardboard packages. A common brand is Lucas. They have everything from Baby Lucas (citric acid and salt) to Super Lucas with very hot chile, citric acid, and salt. These products taste good on fruit, cheese, and numerous other foods. For your purpose the Baby Lucas version sounds like the best bet. . Add a bit of lime zest to the mixture to gain the essential oils from the lime. Let that sit for a few days to spread the oils throughout the mixture then try it on nuts or chips. You can also find sour salt in the home canning section of some stores. ------ Pete Romfh, telecom geek and amateur gourmet. Houston, TX, USA |
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"Pete Romfh" > wrote in message ... > Take a look in a liquor store for a product called "Twang" or similar. > It's a mixture of "sour salt" (citric acid) and salt. I've seen it in > packets near the register of several stores here in Texas. I never go into liquor stores, but I will look online. > > If you have a Hispanic market nearby look for a similar product in > small, round, cardboard packages. A common brand is Lucas. They have > everything from Baby Lucas (citric acid and salt) to Super Lucas with > very hot chile, citric acid, and salt. These products taste good on > fruit, cheese, and numerous other foods. For your purpose the Baby > Lucas version sounds like the best bet. . Add a bit of lime zest to > the mixture to gain the essential oils from the lime. Let that sit for > a few days to spread the oils throughout the mixture then try it on > nuts or chips. No Hispanic markets any more. Used to be one but it's gone. > > You can also find sour salt in the home canning section of some > stores. Okay. Thanks! |
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"Pete Romfh" > wrote in message
> You can also find sour salt in the home canning section of some > stores. Hey, long time no see. Glad you're back. Cheri |
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"Pete Romfh" > wrote in message
... > On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:03:12 -0700, "Julie Bove" > > wrote: > >>So I bought a bag of Lay's Limon potato chips. They just looked appealing >>to me. I don't normally like potato chips. But I freakin' LOVE these >>things! The lime taste is sooo strong and good. But I realize that >>potato >>chips aren't very good for me to be eating. Not often anyway. >> >>Then I got to remembering the Wine Nuts that I bought a few years ago. >>They >>were very good with a nice lime flavor too! But they were expensive and >>contained sugar. I did try to re-create this on my own but couldn't get >>the >>good strong flavor that they did. >> >>So I got to thinking... Is there a way to get a strong lime flavor into >>peanuts? I would prefer them not to have a sweet flavor. Just salty. I >>have seen plenty of recipes (and product for sale) for chili lime peanuts. >>I don't think I would like these. I like chili just fine. But I don't >>think I would like it on nuts. I generally don't like foods that are >>flavored like other things. Why I like the lime...I just don't know. >> >>Thanks! >> > > Take a look in a liquor store for a product called "Twang" or similar. > It's a mixture of "sour salt" (citric acid) and salt. I've seen it in > packets near the register of several stores here in Texas. > > If you have a Hispanic market nearby look for a similar product in > small, round, cardboard packages. A common brand is Lucas. They have > everything from Baby Lucas (citric acid and salt) to Super Lucas with > very hot chile, citric acid, and salt. These products taste good on > fruit, cheese, and numerous other foods. For your purpose the Baby > Lucas version sounds like the best bet. . Add a bit of lime zest to > the mixture to gain the essential oils from the lime. Let that sit for > a few days to spread the oils throughout the mixture then try it on > nuts or chips. > > You can also find sour salt in the home canning section of some > stores. > > ------ > Pete Romfh, telecom geek and amateur gourmet. > Houston, TX, USA Welcome back, Pete. You have been missed! -- -- Best Regards, Evelyn Rest in a sky-like mind. Sit like a mountain floating on the earth. Breathe like the wind circling the world |
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"Julie Bove" > wrote in message ... > > "Pete Romfh" > wrote in message > ... > >> Take a look in a liquor store for a product called "Twang" or similar. >> It's a mixture of "sour salt" (citric acid) and salt. I've seen it in >> packets near the register of several stores here in Texas. > > I never go into liquor stores, but I will look online. If your supermarket has beer, that is where it will be. My container of Twang looks like a tiny plastic beer bottle, but I have also seen packets and little drums. |
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Pete Romfh wrote:
> Pete Romfh, telecom geek and amateur gourmet. > Houston, TX, USA Where have you been? Haven't seen you in a while and was worried. I think I asked about you on r.f.c when someone mentioned your name. Hope all is well in Houston. -- Janet Wilder way-the-heck-south Texas spelling doesn't count but cooking does |
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"DLynch" > wrote in message ... > > "Julie Bove" > wrote in message > ... >> >> "Pete Romfh" > wrote in message >> ... >> >>> Take a look in a liquor store for a product called "Twang" or similar. >>> It's a mixture of "sour salt" (citric acid) and salt. I've seen it in >>> packets near the register of several stores here in Texas. >> >> I never go into liquor stores, but I will look online. > > If your supermarket has beer, that is where it will be. My container of > Twang looks like a tiny plastic beer bottle, but I have also seen packets > and little drums. Yes, beer and wine is sold in the supermarket. I saw this stuff online. It is not just lime though but lemon lime. At least that's all I saw. I don't know that I have ever seen this though. Only margarita salt. But then, I've never actually looked. |
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