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Sweet Wine Substitute - Help Request !!!!!!!!!!
Hello,
I am making a recipe which calls for 'Sweet Wine' is there a substitute without alcohol I can use for this item ?? Thank you ! Signed: Rookie In The Kitchen |
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Sweet Wine Substitute - Help Request !
You don't say what the recipe is for. Grape juice would be my first
guess for a non-alcoholic substitute for sweet wine, but knowing what the finished product is supposed to be is a prerequisite for any answer. --Lia Musky wrote: > Hello, > > I am making a recipe which calls for 'Sweet Wine' is there a substitute > without alcohol I can use for this item ?? > > Thank you ! > > Signed: > > Rookie In The Kitchen |
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Sweet Wine Substitute - Help Request !
Hello Julia,
Well, this is a strange one, but I bought a book called "Roman Cookery" by Mark Grant from Amazon. Yup, u guessed it, ancient-roman meals. Many of them call for a 'Sweet Wine' to be used. In this case, it is for a meal called: "Hare In A Sweet Sauce" It states: "1/2 pint sweet white wine.....you need the sweetest dessert wine you can find to give the dish the sweet and sour flavour of which the Romans were so fond." So there you have it. An unusual meal; but should be fun to make and eat during the Christmas holidays Cordially, MK "Julia Altshuler" > wrote in message news:J_4Eb.73076$8y1.274259@attbi_s52... > You don't say what the recipe is for. Grape juice would be my first > guess for a non-alcoholic substitute for sweet wine, but knowing what > the finished product is supposed to be is a prerequisite for any answer. > > --Lia > > > Musky wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I am making a recipe which calls for 'Sweet Wine' is there a substitute > > without alcohol I can use for this item ?? > > > > Thank you ! > > > > Signed: > > > > Rookie In The Kitchen > > |
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Sweet Wine Substitute - Help Request !!!!!!!!!!
Musky wrote:
> Hello, > > I am making a recipe which calls for 'Sweet Wine' is there a substitute > without alcohol I can use for this item ?? > > Thank you ! > > Signed: > > Rookie In The Kitchen Concord grape juice. Manischevitz is one brand. Jerry -- Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get. ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ |
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Sweet Wine Substitute - Help Request !
In that case, you definitely want grape juice. I'd say Welch's red, but
the color is up for debate. --Lia Musky wrote: > Well, this is a strange one, but I bought a book called "Roman Cookery" by > Mark Grant from Amazon. Yup, u guessed it, ancient-roman meals. Many of > them call for a 'Sweet Wine' to be used. In this case, it is for a meal > called: > > "Hare In A Sweet Sauce" > > It states: > > "1/2 pint sweet white wine.....you need the sweetest dessert wine you can > find to give the dish the sweet and sour flavour of which the Romans were so > fond." |
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Sweet Wine Substitute - Help Request !!!!!!!!!!
>You shouldn't need to
>worry wbout cooking with wine as almost all of the alcohol evaporates, >leaving about as much alcohol as you'd find in bread. > And if you're worried about alcohol residues, you'll have to give up vanilla extract, as well. |
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Sweet Wine Substitute - Help Request !!!!!!!!!!
Steve Wertz wrote:
> ... You shouldn't need to > worry wbout cooking with wine as almost all of the alcohol evaporates, > leaving about as much alcohol as you'd find in bread. That's what I thought too, until a thread here, citing actual tests, showed otherwise. I don't see much alcohol surviving a serious reduction, but most of the alcohol in wine to flavor stews and for ordinary deglazing stays in the pot. What we hadn't figured on is the strong affinity that water and alcohol have for each other. Although alcohol might evaporate by itself, it doesn't easily separate from water. Jerry -- Engineering is the art of making what you want from things you can get. ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ ŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻŻ |
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Sweet Wine Substitute - Help Request !
Julia Altshuler wrote:
> In that case, you definitely want grape juice. I'd say Welch's red, but > the color is up for debate. > --Lia > > > Musky wrote: > >> Well, this is a strange one, but I bought a book called "Roman >> Cookery" by >> Mark Grant from Amazon. Yup, u guessed it, ancient-roman meals. Many of >> them call for a 'Sweet Wine' to be used. In this case, it is for a meal >> called: >> >> "Hare In A Sweet Sauce" >> >> It states: >> >> "1/2 pint sweet white wine.....you need the sweetest dessert wine you can >> find to give the dish the sweet and sour flavour of which the Romans >> were so >> fond." > > Grape juice? Manischewitz? Ugh! They're yucky and they're purple! Try a Riesling or Vidal ice wine, or a Vignoles or Ravat (the latter two are different names for the same grape).Make sure the residual sugar is 3% or more (ask the wine-store staff). They're all sweet white wines with a good acid balance, and would be wonderful for cooking rabbit. Cheers! Peg |
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Sweet Wine Substitute - Help Request !
When people like the original poster say they're looking for an
alcohol-free substitute, they can have 2 reasons in mind. They might be thinking of health and nutrition concerns, or they might be thinking of religious issues. If it is a matter of health and nutrition, I'm glad to point out that the alcohol evaporates out during cooking so they have nothing to worry about. I get interested in exactly how much alcohol is left and how that compares with amounts in vanilla extract or bread. But if the underlying reason is religious, I have to stop and assume the person knows the tenets of his/her religion better than I do. I'm sure it doesn't make sense to me, but I'm not here to point out that I think their religion is senseless. Pointing out that the alcohol evaporates out of the wine would be like pointing out that there's no pork left on the dish after it has been washed. They know that. --Lia |
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Sweet Wine Substitute - Help Request !!!!!!!!!!
In rec.food.cooking Musky Killer > wrote:
> Hello, > I am making a recipe which calls for 'Sweet Wine' is there a substitute > without alcohol I can use for this item ?? Probably grape juice, but it really depends on the recipe. |
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Sweet Wine Substitute - Help Request !
In rec.food.cooking Musky Killer > wrote:
> It states: > "1/2 pint sweet white wine.....you need the sweetest dessert wine you can > find to give the dish the sweet and sour flavour of which the Romans were so > fond." > So there you have it. An unusual meal; but should be fun to make and eat > during the Christmas holidays So why not buy a bottle of a sweet white dessert wine? Is there someone who will be eating the dish who has a problem with alcohol? If not, then there really is no reason not to use the recommended kind of wine. If you do have someone who has trouble with alcohol, then white grapejuice might work, but it certainly won't be the same as if you used a sweet white wine. |
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Sweet Wine Substitute - Help Request !!!!!!!!!!
On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 09:21:35 -0500, Jerry Avins > wrote:
>Steve Wertz wrote: >> ... You shouldn't need to >> worry wbout cooking with wine as almost all of the alcohol evaporates, >> leaving about as much alcohol as you'd find in bread. > >That's what I thought too, until a thread here, citing actual tests, >showed otherwise. I don't see much alcohol surviving a serious >reduction, but most of the alcohol in wine to flavor stews and for >ordinary deglazing stays in the pot. What we hadn't figured on is the >strong affinity that water and alcohol have for each other. Although >alcohol might evaporate by itself, it doesn't easily separate from water. Whatever. The point is that if someone wishes to cook *without* alcohol, the answer isn't "oh, well, it goes away, mostly." That wasn't the question. Substitutes for "sweet wine" might include white or purple grape juice, apple cider/juice, or other fruit juices. |
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Sweet Wine Substitute - Help Request !!!!!!!!!!
If it is a cooked recipe, the alcohol will evaporate during the cooking
process so it's moot whether it starts with alcohol or not. Some people claim that even a few parts-per-million order of magnitude residue would be unacceptable but that defys both common sense and basic biochemistry and pharmacology 101 and I simply don't buy it. Even your basic fresh squeezed orange juice or nice crispy apple contains a slight trace of ethanol. If it's not going to be cooked, then a de-alcoholized wine could be used. "Musky Killer" > wrote in message ble.rogers.com... > Hello, > > I am making a recipe which calls for 'Sweet Wine' is there a substitute > without alcohol I can use for this item ?? > > Thank you ! > > Signed: > > Rookie In The Kitchen > > |
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Sweet Wine Substitute - Help Request !!!!!!!!!!
"Steve House" > wrote in message ... > If it is a cooked recipe, the alcohol will evaporate during the cooking > process so it's moot whether it starts with alcohol or not. Some people > claim that even a few parts-per-million order of magnitude residue would > be unacceptable but that defys both common sense and basic biochemistry > and pharmacology 101 and I simply don't buy it. But there may be more than a few parts per million. See below. Ed http://pages.cthome.net/edhome But, what about cooking with alcohol? This seems to be of concern to some of you as we occasionally call for alcohol in our cooking -- it's an excellent way to add flavor to foods. Most, but not all of the alcohol disappears, or evaporates, leaving few calories. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published the following table of alcohol content in cooked foods. Our dietitian uses this information in determining the nutritional analysis and exchanges of any recipe in which we call for alcohol. You might find the results interesting and helpful in your cooking of other recipes which include alcohol. preparation method percent retained alcohol added to boiling liquid & removed from heat 85% alcohol flamed 75% no heat, stored overnight 70% baked, 25 minutes, alcohol not stirred into mixture 45% baked/simmered, alcohol stirred into mixture 15 minutes 40% 30 minutes 35% 1 hour 25% 1.5 hours 20% 2 hours 10% 2.5 hours 5% What if you and/or your doctor decides that you should not cook with alcohol -- what substitutions can you make in our recipes and that of others which call for wine, beer, etc. In savory dishes for each cup (240 ml) of wine in the recipe, substitute 7/8 cup (210 ml) of fat-free low-sodium chicken, beef, vegetable broth, apple juice, white grape juice, or tomato juice, with 2 tablespoons (30 ml) fresh lemon juice or vinegar. In desserts, substitute fruit juice for the wine, adding a dash of balsamic vinegar to the juice. For orange liqueur such as Grand Marnier, use an equivalent amount of frozen orange juice concentrate plus some grated orange zest. For coffee liqueur, use double-strength espresso or instant coffee made with 4 to 6 times the amount of coffee normally used. For brandy or rum, try a small amount of brandy or rum extract, or pure vanilla extract. |
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