enigma wrote:
> on a related note, am i really the only person that can taste
> the fake sugar aftertaste of Splenda? i've not met anyone else
> that admits to being able to detect any difference between
> Splenda & sugar.

That stuff is vile. Worse than Nutrasweet, IMO. There must be a
Splenda gene for tasters and non-tasters because so many people say "It
tastes just like sugar." (Um, NO it doesn't!)

-L.

"-L." > wrote in
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>
> enigma wrote:
>> on a related note, am i really the only person that can
>> taste
>> the fake sugar aftertaste of Splenda? i've not met anyone
>> else that admits to being able to detect any difference
>> between Splenda & sugar.
>
> That stuff is vile. Worse than Nutrasweet, IMO. There
> must be a Splenda gene for tasters and non-tasters because
> so many people say "It tastes just like sugar." (Um, NO it
> doesn't!)

well, there *is* a taster gene for aspartame & saccharine, so
why not one for sucralose?
not all kids react badly to artificial colors & flavors
either, so i suspect a genetic component there too.
lee
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freedom is slavery
ignorance is strength
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"-L." > wrote in message
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>
> enigma wrote:
>> on a related note, am i really the only person that can taste
>> the fake sugar aftertaste of Splenda? i've not met anyone else
>> that admits to being able to detect any difference between
>> Splenda & sugar.
>
> That stuff is vile. Worse than Nutrasweet, IMO. There must be a
> Splenda gene for tasters and non-tasters because so many people say "It
> tastes just like sugar." (Um, NO it doesn't!)
>
> -L.
>

It tastes like nasty vile chemicals to me too. I can also taste whatever
chemical they put on bagged lettuce and cilantro tastes like soap.

Kathy

kr_gentner wrote:
>
> It tastes like nasty vile chemicals to me too. I can also taste whatever
> chemical they put on bagged lettuce and cilantro tastes like soap.
>
> Kathy

I can taste the chemical in the bagged lettuce too, but I like
Cilantro.

-L.

On Tue 09 Aug 2005 11:27:27p, -L. wrote in rec.food.cooking:

>
> kr_gentner wrote:
>>
>> It tastes like nasty vile chemicals to me too. I can also taste whatever
>> chemical they put on bagged lettuce and cilantro tastes like soap.
>>
>> Kathy
>
> I can taste the chemical in the bagged lettuce too, but I like
> Cilantro.

I also taste the chemical in the bagged lettuce and salad greens. I don't
seem to taste it in the bagged coleslaw mix or bagged spinach. I love
Cilantro.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

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Wayne Boatwright > wrote in
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> On Tue 09 Aug 2005 11:27:27p, -L. wrote in
> rec.food.cooking:
>
>>
>> kr_gentner wrote:
>>>
>>> It tastes like nasty vile chemicals to me too. I can
>>> also taste whatever chemical they put on bagged lettuce
>>> and cilantro tastes like soap.
>>>
>>> Kathy
>>
>> I can taste the chemical in the bagged lettuce too, but I
>> like Cilantro.
>
> I also taste the chemical in the bagged lettuce and salad
> greens. I don't seem to taste it in the bagged coleslaw
> mix or bagged spinach. I love Cilantro.

i think cilantro tastes soapy too, but i like it
i buy the organic bagged romaine & raddichio for my tortoises
in the winter... please tell me those aren't chemically
treated! i'll have to start growing dandelions under lights.
lee



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freedom is slavery
ignorance is strength
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"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue 09 Aug 2005 11:27:27p, -L. wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>>
>> kr_gentner wrote:
>>>
>>> It tastes like nasty vile chemicals to me too. I can also taste
>>> whatever
>>> chemical they put on bagged lettuce and cilantro tastes like soap.
>>>
>>> Kathy
>>
>> I can taste the chemical in the bagged lettuce too, but I like
>> Cilantro.
>
> I also taste the chemical in the bagged lettuce and salad greens. I don't
> seem to taste it in the bagged coleslaw mix or bagged spinach. I love
> Cilantro.
>
> --
> Wayne Boatwright *¿*

After I tried to get rid of that taste in bagged lettuce I quit buying any
kind of greens in bags. I like just a little bit of cilantro in salsa. It
doesn't taste right without it and too much doesn't taste right either. But
I don't like it in anything else.

Kathy

Wayne Boatwright wrote:

> On Tue 09 Aug 2005 11:27:27p, -L. wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>
>
>>kr_gentner wrote:
>>
>>>It tastes like nasty vile chemicals to me too. I can also taste whatever
>>>chemical they put on bagged lettuce and cilantro tastes like soap.
>>>
>>>Kathy
>>
>>I can taste the chemical in the bagged lettuce too, but I like
>>Cilantro.
>
>
> I also taste the chemical in the bagged lettuce and salad greens. I don't
> seem to taste it in the bagged coleslaw mix or bagged spinach. I love
> Cilantro.
>
Cilantro is one of those things I don't use a lot of. DH and DD really
dislike it so I go very light. I grew it one summer. It is a very easy
to grow and prolific herb! It's a self seeder too so once you get seeds
you are stuck with it for life but if you use a lot that's the way to go.

On Tuesday, August 9, 2005 at 10:27:27 PM UTC-8, -L. wrote:
> kr_gentner wrote:
> >
> > It tastes like nasty vile chemicals to me too. I can also taste whatever
> > chemical they put on bagged lettuce and cilantro tastes like soap.
> >
> > Kathy
>
> I can taste the chemical in the bagged lettuce too, but I like
> Cilantro.
>
> -L.

I use to buy the bagged veggies and greens often,
but then there was a lot of problems with bacteria
in certain bags and making people very sick, so I quit
buying it, as didn't want to take a chance.

I love cilantro. I even stop and smell it when I'm
walking by in the produce aisle! :-) I use it often
in my cooking and the more, the better, AFAIC.

Judy

"-L." wrote:

> enigma wrote:
> > on a related note, am i really the only person that can taste
> > the fake sugar aftertaste of Splenda? i've not met anyone else
> > that admits to being able to detect any difference between
> > Splenda & sugar.
>
> That stuff is vile. Worse than Nutrasweet, IMO. There must be a
> Splenda gene for tasters and non-tasters because so many people say "It
> tastes just like sugar." (Um, NO it doesn't!)
>

It must depend on a number of factors. I generally detest artificial
sweeteners and would rather have things sweetened than to use the stuff. I
especially dislike diet pop. My mother cooks with Splenda because she is
diabetic. I have had some of the things she has cooked with it and to tell
you the truth, they were pretty good. She even made butterscotch pudding
with the stuff, and I didn't think that would be possible. It was good.
She has also served me apple crisp and fruit pies made with it. But it
still tastes like crap in coffee.

-L. wrote:

> enigma wrote:
>
>> on a related note, am i really the only person that can taste
>>the fake sugar aftertaste of Splenda? i've not met anyone else
>>that admits to being able to detect any difference between
>>Splenda & sugar.
>
>
> That stuff is vile. Worse than Nutrasweet, IMO. There must be a
> Splenda gene for tasters and non-tasters because so many people say "It
> tastes just like sugar." (Um, NO it doesn't!)
>
> -L.
>
Oh I can detect a difference hands down. I bought one sm box of Splenda
to try. It is vilest stuff I've ever tasted! I don't do artifical
sweeteners anyway but Splenda was supposed to taste like sugar. It
doesn't. I had a major headache almost immediately after ingesting
Splenda followed by nausea.

On Tue 09 Aug 2005 12:58:27p, ~patches~ wrote in rec.food.cooking:

> -L. wrote:
>
>> enigma wrote:
>>
>>> on a related note, am i really the only person that can taste
>>>the fake sugar aftertaste of Splenda? i've not met anyone else
>>>that admits to being able to detect any difference between
>>>Splenda & sugar.
>>
>>
>> That stuff is vile. Worse than Nutrasweet, IMO. There must be a
>> Splenda gene for tasters and non-tasters because so many people say "It
>> tastes just like sugar." (Um, NO it doesn't!)
>>
>> -L.
>>
> Oh I can detect a difference hands down. I bought one sm box of Splenda
> to try. It is vilest stuff I've ever tasted! I don't do artifical
> sweeteners anyway but Splenda was supposed to taste like sugar. It
> doesn't. I had a major headache almost immediately after ingesting
> Splenda followed by nausea.
>

Are you sure that was Splenda and not crystal meth? :-)

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
____________________________________________

Give me a smart idiot over a stupid genius any day.
Sam Goldwyn, 1882-1974

~patches~ wrote:
> -L. wrote:
>
> > enigma wrote:
> >
> >> on a related note, am i really the only person that can taste
> >>the fake sugar aftertaste of Splenda? i've not met anyone else
> >>that admits to being able to detect any difference between
> >>Splenda & sugar.
> >
> >
> > That stuff is vile. Worse than Nutrasweet, IMO. There must be a
> > Splenda gene for tasters and non-tasters because so many people say "It
> > tastes just like sugar." (Um, NO it doesn't!)
> >
> > -L.
> >
> Oh I can detect a difference hands down. I bought one sm box of Splenda
> to try. It is vilest stuff I've ever tasted! I don't do artifical
> sweeteners anyway but Splenda was supposed to taste like sugar. It
> doesn't. I had a major headache almost immediately after ingesting
> Splenda followed by nausea.

I can taste it in coffees and teas (and it gives me headaches as well).

Alexis.

~patches~ > wrote in
:

> -L. wrote:
>
>> enigma wrote:
>>
>>> on a related note, am i really the only person that can
>>> taste
>>>the fake sugar aftertaste of Splenda? i've not met anyone
>>>else that admits to being able to detect any difference
>>>between Splenda & sugar.
>>
>>
>> That stuff is vile. Worse than Nutrasweet, IMO. There
>> must be a Splenda gene for tasters and non-tasters because
>> so many people say "It tastes just like sugar." (Um, NO
>> it doesn't!)
>>
> Oh I can detect a difference hands down. I bought one sm
> box of Splenda
> to try. It is vilest stuff I've ever tasted! I don't do
> artifical
> sweeteners anyway but Splenda was supposed to taste like
> sugar. It doesn't. I had a major headache almost
> immediately after ingesting Splenda followed by nausea.

hmmm, and the big cereal companies are using it to replace
sugar in thier kid cereals (contains 1/3rd less sugar! and
1/3rd more crap...). nothing like making the kid sick before
packing him off to school...
lee

--
war is peace
freedom is slavery
ignorance is strength
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