"Peggy" > wrote in message
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> Miss Jean wrote:
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> > "Peggy" > wrote in message
> > ...
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> >>j*ni p. wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I've seen a few hummus recipes in rfc and have always wanted to
> >>>try it. Unfortunately, I'm too chicken to make something myself
> >>>if I have no idea what it will taste like (I don't recall ever
> >>>eating a chickpea). So today at the stupidmarket, I bought
> >>>something called "Athenos Hummus & Pita", and gave it a try.
> >>>
> >>>The first thing I noticed was the smell of cumin. No problem, I
> >>>like cumin. Then I tasted the hummus -- it was good, but it seemed
> >>>to have a bitter and/or sour after taste that I didn't care for.
> >>>Is that normal, or is it perhaps a product of all the various gunk
> >>>that one finds in store bought stuff?
> >>>
> >>>Here's a list of the ingredients:
> >>>
> >>>Chickpeas, water, olive oil, tahini (sesame), garlic, lemon juice
> >>>concentrate, salt, high fructose corn syrup, contains less than 0.5%
> >>>of spice, sorbic acid and sodium benzoate as preservatives, phosphoric
> >>>acid, natural flavors.
> >>>
> >>>Comments? Thanks in advance... :-)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>Tahini can sometimes be bitter, and who needs all that other gunk?
> >>
> >>I make hummus with chickpeas, olive oil, cumin, salt and pepper, fresh
> >>garlic, lots of lemon juice, and parsley. Throw everything but the
> >>parsley into the food processor and give it a whirl. Taste for
> >>seasonings (you may want to add some other kind of hot pepper) and whirl
> >>again. At the last moment, toss in a handful of fresh parsley and
> >>process only until parsley is chopped, not liquified (or you'll have
> >>green hummus -- which is maybe OK for St. Patrick's Day). Easy.
> >>Delicious. Serve with toasted pita points or thinly sliced toasted
> >>baguette.
> >>
> >>Hmmmmmm. Now I'm hungry.
> >>
> >>Peg
> >>
> >
> >
> > I want to try this too, but you can't buy Tahini at either of the stores
in
> > my little town. I noticed you didn't list it when describing yours. Is
it
> > required - as in "without tahini it isn't hummus"? Thanks for the info.
> >
> > Miss Jean, lots to learn
> >
> >
> . . . and when you do find tahini, you have no idea how long it's been
> sitting on the shelf becoming bitter. This may not be "genuine" hummus,
> but it sure does the trick for me, loaded with garlic, lemon juice, and
> fresh parsley — and I haven't had any complaints.
>

Thank you. I've saved your instructions, and am going to make some of this
on my next "Try a New Food" day with my niece and nephews. Thanks again.

Miss Jean, 7M+