On Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:43:33 -0700, "Janet Bostwick"
> wrote:

>
>"dsi1" > wrote in message
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>> On 2/27/2010 6:22 AM, Omelet wrote:
>>> I'd never used it before until recently.
>>> I'm liking it on T-bones.:-)
>>>
>>> Thanks to those that provided info' on it.
>>>
>>> I bought a simple shaker of "Accent" at the store to check it out...
>>
>> Welcome to the dark side. MSG serves the same function as adding soy sauce
>> or cheese to food. Of course, you can't add soy sauce or parmesan to
>> something like potato salad in which MSG works great. I wouldn't consider
>> making potato salad without it. Never used it on a steak though.
>
>Does MSG mask the sweetness of vegetables? I like the sweetness of the
>potatoes in the potato salad and of bell peppers, onions, etc. I haven't
>had Accent in the house since the 60's. What can you tell it does for your
>potato salad? I'm not challenging you, I just want to know.
>Janet
>
If your potatoes are sweet they're old and haven't been properly
stored... time and overly cold turns potato starch to sugar.