Karen AKA Kajikit wrote:
>
> We bought a big bottle of it today to make pancakes with... it's
> sell-by date is next weekend so I can't see any way to use it all
> before it goes off... that's if it DOES go off - I've never used
> buttermilk before, but I know it's supposed to make great pancakes. Is
> there anything else you can do with it? Can I freeze some of it for
> later use? Or else does somebody have some great buttermilk recipes I
> can try this week? And lastly, do you use it just the same as regular
> milk for pancake making?
> ~Karen aka Kajikit
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As for how to use it, it's great to drink, although I like to
add a dash of salt and pepper to spice it up. I'm weird that
way. But to me it's a little bland on it's own. I like to
drink it with a bacon and eggs sort of breakfast. With the
buttermilk pancakes I would drink plain milk, buttermilk would
clash with the sweetness of the syrup (I *presume* you put
real maple syrup on your pancakes!). There are also things
like cold buttermilk soup (both sweet and savory) that you
could look up on the web. It is also a basic component of
ranch-style dressing. There are other buttermilk dressings
that I've seen. I think there's an Amish one. You can also
make a buttermilk pie (recipes galore abound on the web).
I tried one once, myself, and didn't care for it but I know
people who love them. There are also some sherbet recipes
I've seen that use buttermilk. In fact if you did a search
on buttermilk I'm sure you could find lots of interesting
recipes to use. It's also sometimes used in some cake
recipes.

Kate
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