what IS .... TNT? Smurfette

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Yes, obviously one would use one's own judgement whether or not a

recipe would be to one's own taste or in line with one's own health

requirements - I am in no way disputing this. I guess I am not making

my point clearly enough.

 

So. Today I started to follow a recipe that had been posted in the

group, believing it to be TNT as per the group's home page. As I am

making it I realised that it was not working out too well and so I

went back online to ask a question of the person who had posted the

recipe. Only to find that they had since posted to say that they

would appreciate me letting them know how it worked out as they

didn't want to spend out the money to try it out themselves in case

it didn't work out. So I am a guinea pig without even knowing it. End

of story. Frankly, I shall stick to recipe books where I can at least

email the author or the website as I did with the Native Foods

Cookbook or only make recipes that people specifically say that they

have made themselves.

Christie

 

, Smurfette

<smurrffentaart wrote:

>

> Some common abbreviations

> in recipes posted are

>

> ISO - in search of and

> TNT which means tried and true

>

> In my humble opinion, TNT doesnt

> mean much because people have

> such wide and varied tastes.

>

> A recipe can be posted with all edible

> ingredients, but whether they are healthy, or

> tasty

> ir the recipe will work is a whole other issue.

>

> Iine considering making a recipe

> should red the recipe carefully both ingredients,

> measurements, and

> instructions, and make a prudent judgment oon

> whether that recipe will work for YOU!

>

> I use recipes more as a guide, and make

> adjustments as needed, adding or omitting what I

> know my family likes or dislikes, and possiblt

> adjusting the amount of the ingredients that go

> into the dish.

>

> The main crucial things not be changed are the

> ingredients which would help or cause a bread or

> cake etc to rise enough or not enough.

>

> THOSE should not be messed with.

>

> But we can all manges with a little less or a

> little more of other things such as the sugar pr

> salt, and according to my criteria, the more

> processed ingredients something will contain, the

> worse health- wide, and potentially taste-wise,

> it

> will be.

>

> For example, using canned soups in

> a dish will be adding unnecessarily high

> amounts of sodium, even when labeled

> low-sodium!

>

> The salts and sugars added to store-bought or

> processed foods is to make up for a lack of good

> flavor, and/or so they will not spoil.

>

> YOu are better off buying a small freezer, and

> making batches of your own home made broth,

> whether it be vegetable stock/broth, or one

> based on meat or fish or seafood, and freezing it

> in small workable amounts.

>

> Your health will be better,

> and your savings will be

> enough for the freezer and

> electricity to pay for

> themselves.

>

> Just my two cents....

>