In article >, Cheri says...
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> "Bruce" > wrote in message
> T...
> > In article >, Sqwertz says...
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> >> On Sat, 22 Oct 2016 23:26:04 -0500, Pringles CheezUms wrote:
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> >> > I have a recipe for pot roast that I tried today, and it turned out
> >> > pretty good.
> >> > However it called for some red wine (nothing more specified), and we
> >> > don't have any around the house. I used a bit more beef stock. I don't
> >> > want to keep any alcohol around in any case, mainly because some here
> >> > could have a problem with it.
> >> >
> >> > Q1: What is a good substitute for red wine?
> >> >
> >> > Q2: Is there a general rule of thumb, or even better, a table to
> >> > reference somewhere, that gives good substitutes for alcohol in
> >> > cooking?
> >>
> >> Buy one of those 200ML airline bottles of wine for $1.50. There is no
> >> substitute for wine in a recipe. You can use somethign else, but it
> >> won't be the intended taste.
> >
> > That's right. Ignore any and all Guinness and coke suggestions.
>
> But by cooking it with what I like, it is what I intended to taste.

I have nothing against Guinness, but if you replace wine with it, you
get a different outcome. Pouring coke over food is as weird as drinking
it.