The Joneses wrote:

> Pandora wrote:
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>>OK! Ok! I understand! It is a very strange thing for me!
>>Perhaps one could also use it grated over pasta, like the sardinian
>>"bottarga".
>>Cheers
>>Pandora
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> Jerky is very nice when one is quitting smoking or dieting. It is extremely
> chewy, like chewing gum almost, and keeps you from thinking about the evil
> tobacco or sweets. I am very picky now - I like my jerky best. The commercial
> brands seem to have an *aftertaste* of chemicals or something. And they are not
> hot enough or too hot. I would not serve it over pasta, even cut in chunks and
> rehydrated, unless I was starving. Cut up for soup while camping, yes.
> Edrena
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Edrena, I'm glad someone else has noticed the aftertaste of commercial
jerky. I've tried several always on the look-out for one I might like
to try duplicating but that aftertaste just gets me everytime