In article >,
Scott > wrote:

> In the latest edition of cook's illustrated they had an article on
> meatloaf where they substituted powdered gelatin for veal.
> Here's a quote form the article:
>
> "But our biggest challenge was textu Traditional meat loaves made of
> beef, pork, and veal have an unctuous texture (because of the gelatin in
> veal) that was tricky to duplicate. Adding veal stock seemed
> unreasonable, so we focused on the much more readily available powdered
> gelatin. A mere half-teaspoon made the texture luxuriously smooth."
>
> Readily available? I don't think so. I search amazon.com to see what the
> packaging looks like so I can easily spot it at the store since I don't
> remember ever seeing this on the shelves. I found some made by McCormick
> but it's not available and the only other products listed are jell-o and
> something to do with fingernails. I know my store doesn't carry the
> McCormick brand or else I would've remember seeing it with the rest of
> their spices. It's looking like this is a very uncommon product...am I
> right?

Knox brand unflavored gelatin. I believe it's an orange box.

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