On Mar 17, 11:28 am, George Cebulka > wrote:
> cybercat wrote:
> > > wrote in message
> ...
> >> I often throw the large TVP chunks into boiling water in hopes of
> >> hydrating them more quickly than letting them rest in cold or room-
> >> temperature water. However, it has a tendency to foam up quite
> >> suddenly, seemingly well before boiling temperature. Is there a dash
> >> of something I can add to prevent this?
>
> > Why are you using an acronym so that nobody knows what the hell you are
> > talking about??
>
> Ok, I had to check out what the heck TVP was.... I'm almost sorry that I
> did.....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textured_vegetable_protein
>
> Dang, but, this stuff sounds nasty...



I didn't know what it was, either. I think it might be better used in
livestock feed and "special meals" for prisoners serving life
sentences.