[Sca-cooks] Stupid cook tricks

[Robin]

Elaine Koogler wrote:

> Kind of reminds me of the time I picked up a container with powdery 
> white stuff to thicken a beef stew.  Couldn't figure out why it wasn't 
> thickening...turns out it was confectioners sugar...I'd forgotten to 
> label the container!  Aaaaarrrrrrggggghhhh!  Sweet...very sweet...beef 
> stew!
>
> Kiri

Oh, dear.  What did you do?  My first inclination, depending on the 
other ingredients, would be to add some vinegar and turn it into a 
sweet-sour dish.  I'm fond of that flavor combination, which shows up in 
so many period reciipes, especially in the Middle East and Southern Europe.

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Barony of Settmour Swamp, East Kingdom
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