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<DIV>'Gawdawful' is going to depend on which gawd, what it considers awful and/or what you consider awful, but here are my suggestions:</DIV>
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<DIV>1. Honey</DIV>
<DIV>2. Balsamic vinegar (dark)</DIV>
<DIV>3. Olives, black & sliced</DIV>
<DIV>4. *Fresh* herbs</DIV>
<DIV>5. Very finely (unrecognizable) chopped raisins</DIV>
<DIV>6. Meat: equal parts ground veal, pork and beef</DIV>
<DIV>7. Parsley, sage, marjoram, chervil, rosemary, cumin, coriander. I love 'em all, I use 'em all.</DIV>
<DIV>8. Soy sauce</DIV>
<DIV>9. Olive oil (or, if you're really want a great earthy flavor, walnut oil)<BR> </DIV>-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*<BR>Tom Vincent<BR>-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*<BR>US Marines: Murdering toddlers to protect us from Saudi terrorists.
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<DIV><BR><BR>----- Original Message ----<BR>From: Saint Phlip <phlip@99main.com><BR>To: Cooks within the SCA <sca-cooks@lists.ansteorra.org><BR>Sent: Friday, June 2, 2006 10:04:57 AM<BR>Subject: [Sca-cooks] Gawdawful spaghetti sauce- OOP<BR><BR>
<DIV>Last night, I just made the worst spaghetti sauce I've ever made, and I'm looking for suggestions to improve it. The problem is, that I'm not allowed to use a lot of my usual ingredients, so it wound up pretty bland.</DIV>
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<DIV>My usual includes mushrooms, onions, garlic, tomatoes and tomato sauce, and various Italian herbs- Oregano, Bay Leaves, Thyme, salt, pepper, etc, and red wine. Meat is usually variable, either ground beef or sausage. </DIV>
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<DIV>Due to household dietary restrictions (and groceries available) I had Italian hot sausage for the meat (WAY too much fennel ion it, which I hate), but no mushrooms, onions, or garlic, because of allergies or other unpleasant physical reactions on the part of my diners. Most green herbs are OK. </DIV>
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<DIV>Guys, I'm not kidding you. This was even worse than the time that availability required me to use Spam (shudder) for the meat. Even Mrs Dash didn't help.</DIV>
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<DIV>Any suggestions?</DIV>
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<DIV><BR>-- <BR>Saint Phlip <BR><BR>Don't like getting old? Beats the Hel out of the alternative. <BR><BR>The purpose of life is not to arrive at the grave, a beautiful corpse, pretty and well-preserved, but to slide in sideways, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, proclaiming, "Wow! What a ride!" </DIV>
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