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On Sun, 28 Aug 2016 08:01:15 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Bruce wrote:
>>
>> In article >, says...
>> >
>> > Ophelia wrote:
>> > >
>> > > It is used in a recipe I want to try. It is not something I buy ... tbh I
>> > > don't even know if it is sold here ... but .. I have a recipe for the mix.
>> > > How much would be the equivalent of one packet?
>> >
>> > Good morning, O. At your command as I just happen to have a box here.
>> >
>> > Keep in mind, your recipe is probably not the same however:
>> >
>> > It's a dry mix that contains dehydrated onions (1st ingredient listed)
>> > and many other things.

>>
>> Tasty things?

>
>No. It's a list of many things that people frown on here.
>The 2nd and 3rd ingredients are cornstarch and salt.
>It goes bad from there.
>
>I'm always amazed at how the food companies come up with all
>these weird chemical ingredients for a simple food.
>
>Here's one ingredient on the list that I wonder about:
>"Spice Extractives" WTH?


I buy plain dehy toasted onions and and add my own seasonings.
http://www.thespicehouse.com/spices/...ced-and-sliced
The sliced make excellent french onion soup.