On Wednesday, September 16, 2015 at 12:25:28 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> On Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 9:17:41 PM UTC-4, wrote:
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> > No buttermilk in your neck of the woods?
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> The recipe only called for half a cup or so, and I wasn't about to buy a quart of it just for that. (Similar peeve: When a recipe calls for half a cup of celery and it's only available in huge amounts!)

Celery sticks? Stuffed celery? Stir-fried celery?

Perhaps I should start the BubbaGump Celery company.

> I have no idea what else to use buttermilk for, as a rule, and while I COULD get it in powdered form, it would still probably spoil anyway.

Ranch salad dressing. The Joy of Cooking has a good one, although I
omit the mayonnaise, to save on fat and because I prefer a thinner
dressing. Of course, if I'm going to dip celery sticks in it, I make
it thicker.

Cindy Hamilton