Subj : Re: spinach
To   : Shawn Highfield
From : Dave Drum
Date : Mon Jun 27 2022 05:45:00

-=> Shawn Highfield wrote to JIM WELLER <=-

 JW> Spinach is a very delicate green and so easily overcooked. Canned
 JW> And that recipe calls for another 25 minutes of additional cooking!

 SH> Laugh.

 JW> the spinach is just wilted. If fresh spinach is too pricey settle
 JW> for frozen if you have to, but never canned.

 SH> Frozen is easily available here.  Fresh most of the time.  I've never
 SH> seen canned.

 JW> My Loblaws no longer carries canned spinach as nobody buys it
 JW> anymore.

 SH> I have never seen a can of the stuff, but hey willing to try anything.
 SH> I mean Popeye loved the canned stuff!

As Jim says - the canned (and overcooked) stuff is nasty. My Florentine
soup is almost the only way I've ever been able to tolerate it. The 2nd
way is mixed into a quiche - but fresh is better there.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Classic Spinach Dip
 Categories: Dips, Greens, Dairy, Vegetables
      Yield: 4 Cups
 
 13 1/2 oz Can Popeye's spinach
     16 oz Carton dairy sour cream
    3/4 c  Mayonnaise
  1 3/8 oz Pkg Knorr vegetable soup mix
     16 oz (2 cans) water chestnuts;
           - drained, chopped
      3    Green onions; chopped

MMMMM--------------------------DIPPERS-------------------------------
           Raw vegetables
           Chips or crackers
           Cut out bread bowl w/bread
           - chunks
 
  Drain the spinach well; mix with the remaining ingredients
  for the dip until well blended. Cover and chill for
  several hours before serving.
  
  Serve with raw vegetables, chips or crackers, or in a cut
  out bread bowl with bread chunks for dipping.
  
  Makes 4 cups
  
  From: http://www.recipelink.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

.... "I goes to the finish 'cause I eats my spinach!" Popeye the Sailorman
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