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Julie Bove[_2_]

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> On May 9, 11:54 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>> wrote:
>>> On May 8, 10:52 pm, "Julie Bove" > wrote:
>>
>>>> There were no
>>>> directions for use so I used it like a steak rub. Husband freaked
>>>> because the meat was so salty he couldn't eat it. I tossed it.
>>
>>> Now, that was a silly and wasteful thing to do. Just because you
>>> used it improperly is no reason to throw it out.
>>
>> Why? He refused to eat it again so what would you have me do with it.
>> Bathe in it? I don't know if I used it properly or improperly
>> because there were no instructions with it. I used it just like I
>> used the Chicken seasoning. He didn't like it. I don't eat steak.
>> And Angela doesn't often eat steak. I don't know anyone who cooks
>> much. Not steak anyway. So what should I have done with it?
>>
>>
> Well, since you have to ask, let me explain. Since you are incapable
> of looking up or asking someone what you could have done with that
> seasoning. You could have tried again but used a LOT less. I'm going
> to ask a question I know I will regret; if it had no instructions
> whatsoever, why in hell did you buy it???

I did ask. I didn't get a reply. Nobody at the time seemed to know about
it. Not sure if I asked here or the diabetes food group. People just said
they had heard of it but didn't know. How could we have used a LOT less
when we totally rinsed it off of the meat? And why are you cursing at me?
There are lots of seasonings that don't have directions with them.
>
> I'm beginning to think you make a whole lot of these stories up.
> Nobody is as clueless as you unless they are 10 years old. Your first
> post you said _you_ used it. Then you reply to another thread and
> in that one you say your _daughter_ is the one who used it. Keep
> your wild tales straight and neither or you should be turned loose in
> a kitchen.

I bought it at the health food store and my daughter put it on the meat
while I was preparing something else. Then when I saw the amount of salt
that appeared to in the mix, I tried to rinse it off. I was the one who
cooked the meat. If you want to split hairs, well, whatever. Husband said
he wouldn't eat it again so I threw it out.

Why would I make a story like this up? I know that Susan is one who did
reply to my original post. She said that she didn't use it because of
something that was in it. And at the time there was something in the
McCormick brand that we both objected to. I can't remember what that
ingredient was now but it is no longer in there, at least according to the
ingredient list online at the McCormick website. I did go there now to see
if they had directions for use. They said to sprinkle it on and then grill.
Which is what we (or daughter) did, except that I cooked the steak in a
skillet just like I always do. So we (or daughter) didn't use it wrongly.
I did tell Susan at the time that the mix that I bought was from the health
food store and did not contain any of whatever the objectionable item was in
the McCormick mix at that time.

I bought the seasoniong specifically because my husband liked the steaks
from a particular restaurant that is no longer there. Due to my daughter's
food intolerances, I did ask what was put on the steak. Sometimes they put
butter on steak (she could not have that at the time) and once even after I
asked about all of the seasonings, the steak came out (different restaurant)
with gravy on it! I hadn't thought to ask about that! But the one owner of
this particular place where my husband liked the steak hadn't; a clue what
was in their food. Her brother was the cook and he was good to tell us.
She just told me that it was Montreal Steak seasoning and that she didn't
know what was in it so that Angela should not have it on her steak. I did
then find it at the store (the McCormick) and realized that she could not
have it. So when I found it at the health food store and it did not have
whatever that objectional ingredient was, I bought it.

I have bought lots of other things from that same store with no directions
on them. One would be instant potato flakes. Another would be pasta.
Another would be popcorn. They bought things in bulk and the one owner
would bag them up in smaller portions. The food was all very fresh and I am
sad that they are no longer there. It was very convenient for me. They had
good prices too!

At any rate, I am not one of those people who feels the need to use up every
crumb or drop of whatever it is. We do like to try new things. But if it
is something we don't like, I see no need to keep it around or to try to use
it up in some other way. I do have a person who will gladly take whatever
food we don't want, but I generally only give her unopened packages of
things. Or I might give things to the food bank. But again, unopened
things. I do give some things to my nephew but at the time I doubt he was
eating steaks. His fiance at the time was not eating red meat but she has
changed her tune now that she has anemia. Still, at the time they had very
little money and probably couldn't have affored to buy steaks even if they
did have the seasoning. I can't remember how many years ago this was now
but it has been a while.

I can't see why in the world you would think I would make up stories like
this. It certainly isn't entertaining or funny or whatever... I'm sure I'm
not the only one who has bought food that didn't turn out the way they
thought it would.