"graham" > wrote in message
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>
> "Stan Horwitz" > wrote in message
> ...
>> In article
>> >,
>> Food SnobŪ > wrote:
>>
>>> On Apr 30, 6:49 am, "Jean B." > wrote:
>>> > Stan Horwitz wrote:
>>> > > In article >, "graham"
>>> > > >
>>> > > wrote:
>>> >
>>> > >> Here's one way to get your daily lycopene!
>>> > >>http://www.calgaryherald.com/life/Wo...th+your+cake/1...
>>> > >> ory.html
>>> >
>>> > >> I'd suggest serving this with a side order of fries{;-)
>>> > >> Graham
>>> >
>>> > > Wow! What a great recipe! I am going to stop by Wegmans (a big
>>> > > supermarket near me) and pick up the ingredients to make this cake
>>> > > tonight. I intend to bring it to work tomorrow. I am sure everyone
>>> > > at
>>> > > work will get a kick out of it.
>>> >
>>> > Yes, knowing your fondness for Heinz Ketchup, I am sure they will.
>>>
>>> This illustrates why I never eat "home made" stuff that coworkers
>>> bring to work.
>>> I really like most them, but the stuff they call food...
>>
>> Yup. Your newsgroup handle is appropriate.
>>
>> As I was standing in front of the seafood counter at Wegmans on Thursday
>> night, the woman behind the counter noticed me carrying a copy of the
>> ketchup cake recipe. I took a copy of the recipe into the store with me
>> so I could buy the ingredients on it.
>>
>> She asked me if I was really going to make that ketchup cake. I handed
>> her the recipe and I told her, that's why I was there; to buy the
>> ingredients for the recipe. She read the recipe and crinkled her nose
>> and said it sounds weird. Then she asked me when I planned to make this
>> cake. I told her on Sunday. She asked me to bring her in a slice. I told
>> her she reminds me of those people who drive by a serious car accident
>> and insist on looking at it. She laughed and said I was right. Then I
>> proceeded to buy all the ingredients except the eggs and red food dye.
>>
>> I will pick up the eggs on Sunday. I couldn't find food dye at Wegmans,
>> even after asking for it at the customer service desk. Hopefully, the
>> Shop Rite near me will have the food dye.
>>
>> I will let you know how the cake tuns out.
>
> If the dye doesn't add to the flavour, why not leave it out? I mistrust
> those unnecessary chemicals.
>
>
Natural food colorants are no more chemicals than the foods they color. If
not for the colorants most foods would be shades of grey, and not at all
appetizing. Most everything you eat and drink contains natural food
colorants or is itself a natural food colorant.