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Bruce[_28_]

In article >, cshenk1
@cox.net says...
>
> Bruce wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
> > In article >, says...
> > >
> > > Ophelia wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Why is monosodium glutamate despised here so much? I use it,
> > > > although in minute amounts, and I it would be good to know what
> > > > the big problem is.
> > >
> > > It's just the purists here that hate "chemicals." They will all die
> > > just as quick as everyone else without ever knowing about good
> > > taste in foods.
> >
> > To think that you need added chemicals by the food industry to make
> > your food taste better, is the weirdest logic.
>
> MSG is a natural component of many foods, one of the primary which is
> mushrooms.
>
> I get a giggle when folks post MSG is bad then post recipes with lots
> of mushrooms.

I wasn't talking about MSG. I was referring to Gary, who seems to think
that food tastes best after the industry has turned it into a science
project.