Subj : Re: Hemp Buttermilk Corn Chowder
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ben Collver
Date : Sun Feb 11 2024 10:33:25

DD> O.K. you made me go look. I had never heard of "hemp milk".

It happens to be my favorite non-dairy "milk" of the bunch to add to
black tea.

DD> I've some questions about this recipe though. As I made it in my
DD> head there were some clinkers that bothered me.

My sister made the recipe, so i could ask her if you wish.

DD> I could NOT find buttermilk in the ingredients listing.

I am pretty sure she adapted a recipe from a Better Homes & Gardens
cookbook and substituted hemp milk + vinegar for the buttermilk.

DD> #1 - That's a tiny amunt of onion and likely to get lost in the flood
DD> of other ingredients.

I agree.  Moar yunz plz!

DD> What size cans? 14 oz? 28 oz? Or a #10 (96 oz)

14 oz cans of corn

DD> That's a *lot* of celery if the writer meant the entire plant as
DD> implied by the (head) call-out. My mental taster tells me that's
DD> going to be an overwhelming amount of celery - by a factor of at
DD> leat 2X.

The recipe called for 1 head of celery.  Seems like a lot to me too,
but maybe it was a small head?  Shall i ask?

 BC>       1 tb Liquid smoke

DD> That amount of liquid smoke would definitely overwhelm all other
DD> tastes in this dish. If using it I suggest making it "to taste"
DD> (literally) and approaching with caution.

Good idea to change the recipe from 1 tb liquid smoke, to "to taste."

Thanks for the chowder recipe!

Yesterday i made a yellow split pea soup in the crockpot.  The split
peas did not get soupy like i expected them too.  They are edible but
the texture is slightly chewy.  I didn't add any salt while it was
cooking.  My theory is that they were simply too old and dried out.
The bag did not have an expiration date printed on it.

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