In article >,
"jmcquown" > wrote:

> "Nancy2" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Mar 4, 7:40 pm, "Dimitri" > wrote:
> >> Kraft Mac & Cheese has been a staple for YEARS.
> >>
> >> Don't tell me you don't use it I don't believe you.
> >>
> >> Dimitri
> >
> >
> > The very odor of the sauce makes me puke. Sorry. Someone else has to
> > fix it for the grandkids when they want it for lunch at my house. I
> > didn't even know what "blue box" meant until I started reading this
> > group - I never bought it for the kids when they were small - 'course,
> > they're 43 and 40 now, so maybe it wasn't being manufactured yet.
> >
> > Real mac 'n cheese takes so little time - not as little as the blue
> > box, but little enough. Just plan for it about 45 minutes ahead of
> > time.
> >
> > N.
>
>
> The steps for my mother's (Velveeta <gasp>) mac & cheese are so similar to
> the ones on the blue box I wonder why people even bother. Price, maybe?
> You still have to boil the macaroni, melt butter, add milk and stir in the
> packet of cheese. In my (and my mom's) case, I stir in chunks of Velveeta
> instead and stir until it's melted. Then stir it into cooked drained
> macaroni. Same steps, pretty much the same amount of time. (I do go the
> next step and bake mine with breadcrumbs on top.) So it must be a cost
> thing. Otherwise I just don't see the appeal of powdered cheese sauce.
>
> Jill

I never thought of that. Two naughty treats in one. :-)

I adore velveeta and it was on sale at Wal-mart this morning for less
than $5.00 for the #2 box. I did not buy any right now tho' just
because the diet is currently going so well. <sigh>
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