On 11/29/2017 10:11 AM, Ophelia wrote:
> "Cindy Hamilton"Â* wrote in message
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> On Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at 9:17:06 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
>> "U.S. Janet B."Â* wrote in message
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>> On Tue, 28 Nov 2017 21:51:09 -0000, "Ophelia" >
>> wrote:
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>> >"Julie Bove"Â* wrote in message news >> >
>> >
>> >"Ophelia" > wrote in message
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>> >> "U.S. Janet B."Â* wrote in message
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>> >> On Tue, 28 Nov 2017 10:52:47 -0500, jmcquown >
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>>On 11/27/2017 6:45 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>> >>>>
>> >>>>> On Saturday, November 25, 2017 at 12:33:07 PM UTC-5, Julie Bove
>> >>>>> wrote:
>> >>>>>> Had a pound of ground beef to use up and was feeling uninspired so
>> >>>>>> made
>> >>>>>> homemade mac and cheese and added the cooked ground beef.
>> >>>
>> >>>Pretty much anything is better than Hamburger Helper.Â* My mother
>> >>>occasionally added ground beef to mac & cheese to "stretch it".
>> >>>Sometimes she'd add cubed kielbasa.Â* It was a main dish meal in our
>> >>>house.
>> >>>
>> >>>>>> Very good but filling!
>> >>>
>> >>>Isn't that the point?
>> >>>
>> >>>Jill
>> >>
>> >> the only HH I ever used was the Potato Stroganoff.Â* I got it for when
>> >> we were camping for a couple of weeks.
>> >> Janet US
>> >>
>> >> ==
>> >>
>> >> What are these 'Helpers' made from, or should I say, what do they
>> >> contain?
>> >
>> >Some form of starch. Either potatoes, pasta or rice. All horrible
>> because
>> >they are designed to cook quickly in a skillet. Also a ton of
>> chemicals >and
>> >salt. My mom was enamored with them. Ick.
>> >
>> >==
>> >
>> >Oh dear, so you are not a fan either)
>>
>> there are millions of fans of them in the USA.
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>> ==
>>
>> Really? Well they can't be all bad then!!
>
> They're very salty and have that "I came from a factory"
> taste.Â* Still, when the kids are clamoring for dinner,
> it might be preferable to yet another trip to McDonald's.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
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> Probably a lot cheaper too!
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Indeed so for an average sized family.