"Bob Muncie" > wrote in message
...
> blake murphy wrote:
>> On Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:32:45 -0400, Bob Muncie wrote:
>>
>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>> "Pete C." > wrote in message
>>>> ster.com...
>>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>>>>> "Pete C." > wrote in message
>>>>>> ster.com...
>>>>>>> jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>>>>>>> Indeed! My recipe for Swiss Steak calls for nothing more than cut
>>>>>>>> portions
>>>>>>>> of round steak dredged in seasoned flour. Brown the floured beef
>>>>>> in a
>>>>>>>> tiny
>>>>>>>> bit of oil then add beef stock or broth, minced onion and garlic,
>>>>>>>> maybe a
>>>>>>>> little thyme. Sure, add sliced fresh mushrooms if desired. Cover
>>>>>> and
>>>>>>>> simmer for a couple of hours on low heat on the stove top until
>>>>>> the >> beef
>>>>>>>> is
>>>>>>>> tender. Thicken the gravy with a slurry of cornstarch and serve
>>>>>>>> with
>>>>>>>> mashed
>>>>>>>> potatoes
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Jill
>>>>>>> What part of "seasoned flour" in your recipe did you miss? The OP's
>>>>>>> recipe calls for flour and seasonings, directly equivalent to your
>>>>>>> "seasoned flour".
>>>>>> They are not at all equivalent. "Seasoned flour" in my [old] book
>>>>>> simply
>>>>>> means seasoned with salt & pepper.
>>>>> That's a pretty bland book if all it has is salt and pepper.
>>>>>
>>>>>> What's in that packaged "steak
>>>>>> seasoning" and "veggie seasoning"?
>>>>> "Steak seasoning" would seem to contain ingredients such as: Salt,
>>>>> black
>>>>> pepper, red pepper, garlic, paprika, etc. depending on the brand.
>>>>>
>>>>> "Veggie seasoning" would seem to contain ingredients such as: Onion,
>>>>> Garlic, Herbs and spices, dehydrated carrot, celery, peppers, etc.
>>>>> depending on the brand.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I have no idea what those things contain
>>>>>> but I'm pretty sure I couldn't grow the ingredients in my back yard.
>>>>> You probably can't grow the salt in your backyard unless your backyard
>>>>> includes some body of salt water, but pretty much everything else you
>>>>> could.
>>>> My backyard is pretty much next to a salt marsh, so you'd be surprised
>>>> Point is, those other packaged mixes contain some form of artificial
>>>> preservatives and lots of salt. Dehydrated... carrot, celery... Pete,
>>>> I *know* you're not purposely misunderstanding how easy it is to use
>>>> real ingredients to make the same dish. Next you'll be telling me the
>>>> mushrooms should have been dehydrated then rehydrated.
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>> Jill -
>>>
>>> You also point out something that bothers me at times. Why the packaged
>>> anything other than the individual product? When I see add a package of
>>> Lipton Onion soup mix, etc. in a recipe, I cringe a little bit. I'd much
>>> rather see, "and add 2 Tbs of minced onion, and salt to taste".
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>>
>>> Bob
>>
>> why? if people use lipton soup in their recipe, that's what they should
>> say. how could they vouch for the results if they listed the ingredients
>> in what they actually used in the recipe instead, guessing at the
>> propartions, etc.?
>>
>> if you want to do such a translation, no one's stopping you. sheesh.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>
> Wrong Blake... the listing of ingredients (at least in the US) are
> directly proportional to what is in the product, so if the first word on
> the list is water, I tend to just put it back on the shelf.
>
> Bob

I get the feeling that it wouldn't have mattered if the OP had listed the
ingredients.
You and others would have nitpicked it to death, anyway.

Dave