"Janet B." > wrote in
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> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>> Janet B. wrote:
>>> "sandie" > wrote in message
>>> enews.net..
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>>> Just thoughts but... maybe
>>>> it's for the lazy or tired or hurried cooks? Many people
>>>> love the stuff. I can do without it for another 10 to 20
>>>> years. Nobody in my neighborhood (kids included) eat much
>>>> mac & cheese.
>>>
>>> I can't see it for lazy/tired cooks -- I mean you need one
>>> pot to boil the macaroni, a collander to drain the macaroni,
>>> another pot to make the white sauce (measure the milk,
>>> flour and butter), you gotta shred the cheese, heat the
>>> oven, find another dish to put the combined mixture into and
>>> then bake the stuff. There's got to be an easier meal if
>>> one is lazy. ;o} Unless you were thinking the making the
>>> boxed stuff? Janet
>>
>> The funny thing is the boxed stuff takes about the same time
>> and equipment,
>> which is why I never understood the boxed stuff. You still
>> have to boil the
>> pasta; you still have to strain it. You still need a pan to
>> mix the milk and butter in with the powdered "cheese". And
>> then stir it into the cooked
>> macaroni. If you're like me, you'll want to bake it, not eat
>> it from the stove-top mixture. So yes, that means you'll add
>> some buttered crumbs on top. Maybe even add some diced ham
>> or bacon or (gasp!) ground beef! But even if you don't opt
>> to bake it, the steps are the same as when using the boxed
>> mix, so why not just make it from scratch rather than use
>> powdered cheese? The only reason I can think of is it's less
>> expensive, which these
>> days means a lot to me. But I'm still going to make my own
>> macaroni & cheese, thanks. (Sorry, Michael!)
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
> Oh, oh. You need the help of an 'experienced cook' ;o} You
> need a pot with a lid. You boil the mac in the pot, hold the
> lid over the pot (slightly askew) and drain the pot over the
> sink. You put the pot and contents back on the stove and toss
> in the milk, butter and powdered cheese and stir. Serve from
> pot. Now that is easy and lazy camp cooking. Enjoy!!! Janet

<GRIN> Yup. That's what I was talkin' 'bout.