In article >,
Julia Altshuler > wrote:

> Dave W. wrote:
>
> > I've got a chicken (or most of a chicken) simmering with carrots, onion,
> > and celery down in the kitchen. So what is "marsala?" Is it that
> > curry-like concoction (garam marsala?) that I've had on the shelf down
> > there for so long that it is probably completely tasteless?
>
>
> I got up to check the bottle for spelling. Marsala is a sweet aromatic
> wine with flavors of raisins, prunes and figs. Look for it in the
> dessert wine section of the wine store. My recipe called for half a cup
> in 6 cups of chicken stock.
>
> --Lia

Aha! Thanks. My wife suggested it was wine. I'm heading up the pike to
Missouri tomorrow to do some wine and beer shopping. I added Marsala to
the list .... perhaps I'll get both sweet and (following Vox Humana's
suggestion) dry varieties.

Thanks again!

Dave W.

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