• Re: salt and pepper, mushroom flavored soy sauce

    From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 19 12:41:05 2025
    On Fri, 18 Apr 2025 22:19:59 -0400, songbird <songbird@anthive.com>
    wrote:

    Mom brought home some chicken soup that someone else
    bought but it ended up not being needed.

    i can eat it but i don't think it is very good soup.
    the chicken is sawdust white meat, not at all tender
    and very little flavor. the noodles are good.
    carrots, celery are at least ok.

    pretty much though it is ruined by having too much
    salt and way too much black pepper. i had a pint
    for dinner and my mouth was toasted from the pepper.
    at least i don't get blisters from exposure to it.

    Ghe ghe.

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  • From songbird@21:1/5 to All on Fri Apr 18 22:19:59 2025
    Mom brought home some chicken soup that someone else
    bought but it ended up not being needed.

    i can eat it but i don't think it is very good soup.
    the chicken is sawdust white meat, not at all tender
    and very little flavor. the noodles are good.
    carrots, celery are at least ok.

    pretty much though it is ruined by having too much
    salt and way too much black pepper. i had a pint
    for dinner and my mouth was toasted from the pepper.
    at least i don't get blisters from exposure to it.
    i did warn Mom that she couldn't eat it.

    and then this past week Mom made some fried rice and
    she likes to use the mushroom flavored soy sauce in
    that. we were about to run out of it and so she was
    motivated enough to not only remember that we were
    about out, but said that she would go to the Asian
    food store and pick up some more. so i made sure we
    had the right address and she took the empty bottle
    with her to make sure she would get the right kind
    (the lighter kind because the dark stuff is way too
    strong for us). she came home with two bottles and
    was happy that the price was the same as the time
    when i bought the last bottle. i told her we should
    get a case because the price is likely to be going
    up.

    anyways, something like that would be a much better
    flavor bump for a chicken soup (a small amount) to
    replace some or all of the salt.


    songbird

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  • From ItsJoanNotJoAnn@21:1/5 to songbird on Sat Apr 19 02:56:50 2025
    On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 2:19:59 +0000, songbird wrote:

    Mom brought home some chicken soup that someone else
    bought but it ended up not being needed.

    i can eat it but i don't think it is very good soup.
    the chicken is sawdust white meat, not at all tender
    and very little flavor. the noodles are good.
    carrots, celery are at least ok.

    pretty much though it is ruined by having too much
    salt and way too much black pepper. i had a pint
    for dinner and my mouth was toasted from the pepper.
    at least i don't get blisters from exposure to it.
    i did warn Mom that she couldn't eat it.

    songbird


    Maybe add some more chicken broth to cut the salt, but
    I don't know what would calm the pepper.

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to ItsJoanNotJoAnn on Sat Apr 19 13:05:14 2025
    On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 02:56:50 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:

    On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 2:19:59 +0000, songbird wrote:

    Mom brought home some chicken soup that someone else
    bought but it ended up not being needed.

    i can eat it but i don't think it is very good soup.
    the chicken is sawdust white meat, not at all tender
    and very little flavor. the noodles are good.
    carrots, celery are at least ok.

    pretty much though it is ruined by having too much
    salt and way too much black pepper. i had a pint
    for dinner and my mouth was toasted from the pepper.
    at least i don't get blisters from exposure to it.
    i did warn Mom that she couldn't eat it.

    songbird

    Maybe add some more chicken broth to cut the salt, but
    I don't know what would calm the pepper.

    Maybe some special wimp powder?

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    Bruce
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  • From Ed P@21:1/5 to songbird on Fri Apr 18 23:25:55 2025
    On 4/18/2025 10:19 PM, songbird wrote:

    and then this past week Mom made some fried rice and
    she likes to use the mushroom flavored soy sauce in
    that. we were about to run out of it and so she was
    motivated enough to not only remember that we were
    about out, but said that she would go to the Asian
    food store and pick up some more. so i made sure we
    had the right address and she took the empty bottle
    with her to make sure she would get the right kind
    (the lighter kind because the dark stuff is way too
    strong for us). she came home with two bottles and
    was happy that the price was the same as the time
    when i bought the last bottle. i told her we should
    get a case because the price is likely to be going
    up.

    Where does it come from? Price may not go up, it may just disappear.

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  • From ItsJoanNotJoAnn@21:1/5 to Bruce on Sat Apr 19 03:34:48 2025
    On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 3:05:14 +0000, Bruce wrote:

    On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 02:56:50 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:

    On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 2:19:59 +0000, songbird wrote:

    Mom brought home some chicken soup that someone else
    bought but it ended up not being needed.

    pretty much though it is ruined by having too much
    salt and way too much black pepper. i had a pint
    for dinner and my mouth was toasted from the pepper.
    at least i don't get blisters from exposure to it.
    i did warn Mom that she couldn't eat it.

    songbird

    Maybe add some more chicken broth to cut the salt, but
    I don't know what would calm the pepper.

    Maybe some special wimp powder?


    I've had some comments that when I do fried yellow
    squash I'm too heavy handed with the black pepper.
    Pretty sure those folks would have welcomed some
    wimp powder. What area of the store can I locate
    this condiment?

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to ItsJoanNotJoAnn on Sat Apr 19 14:55:14 2025
    On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 03:34:48 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:

    On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 3:05:14 +0000, Bruce wrote:

    On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 02:56:50 +0000, ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net
    (ItsJoanNotJoAnn) wrote:

    On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 2:19:59 +0000, songbird wrote:

    Mom brought home some chicken soup that someone else
    bought but it ended up not being needed.

    pretty much though it is ruined by having too much
    salt and way too much black pepper. i had a pint
    for dinner and my mouth was toasted from the pepper.
    at least i don't get blisters from exposure to it.
    i did warn Mom that she couldn't eat it.

    songbird

    Maybe add some more chicken broth to cut the salt, but
    I don't know what would calm the pepper.

    Maybe some special wimp powder?

    I've had some comments that when I do fried yellow
    squash I'm too heavy handed with the black pepper.
    Pretty sure those folks would have welcomed some
    wimp powder. What area of the store can I locate
    this condiment?

    You'll find it in the back of the Wuss Department :)

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  • From Andy Trujillo@21:1/5 to Bruce on Sat Apr 19 02:29:48 2025
    Bruce wrote:
    Maybe some special wimp powder?


    Look what that has done to you.

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  • From Bruce@21:1/5 to All on Sat Apr 19 21:19:26 2025
    On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 07:17:15 -0400, songbird <songbird@anthive.com>
    wrote:

    Ed P wrote:
    ...mushroom flavored soy sauce...
    Where does it come from? Price may not go up, it may just disappear.

    Healthy Boy Brand, looks to be from Thailand.

    it does have MSG, but not enough that it has ever bothered me
    or caused a headache. i also use a few drops in canned mushroom
    soup to give the flavor a boost and that also has some MSG in it.

    Living on the edge!

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  • From songbird@21:1/5 to Ed P on Sat Apr 19 07:17:15 2025
    Ed P wrote:
    ...mushroom flavored soy sauce...
    Where does it come from? Price may not go up, it may just disappear.

    Healthy Boy Brand, looks to be from Thailand.

    it does have MSG, but not enough that it has ever bothered me
    or caused a headache. i also use a few drops in canned mushroom
    soup to give the flavor a boost and that also has some MSG in it.


    songbird

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  • From dsi1@21:1/5 to songbird on Sat Apr 19 17:42:46 2025
    On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 2:19:59 +0000, songbird wrote:

    Mom brought home some chicken soup that someone else
    bought but it ended up not being needed.

    i can eat it but i don't think it is very good soup.
    the chicken is sawdust white meat, not at all tender
    and very little flavor. the noodles are good.
    carrots, celery are at least ok.

    pretty much though it is ruined by having too much
    salt and way too much black pepper. i had a pint
    for dinner and my mouth was toasted from the pepper.
    at least i don't get blisters from exposure to it.
    i did warn Mom that she couldn't eat it.

    and then this past week Mom made some fried rice and
    she likes to use the mushroom flavored soy sauce in
    that. we were about to run out of it and so she was
    motivated enough to not only remember that we were
    about out, but said that she would go to the Asian
    food store and pick up some more. so i made sure we
    had the right address and she took the empty bottle
    with her to make sure she would get the right kind
    (the lighter kind because the dark stuff is way too
    strong for us). she came home with two bottles and
    was happy that the price was the same as the time
    when i bought the last bottle. i told her we should
    get a case because the price is likely to be going
    up.

    anyways, something like that would be a much better
    flavor bump for a chicken soup (a small amount) to
    replace some or all of the salt.


    songbird

    I have dark soy sauce and regular soy sauce. The dark sauce is used in
    for adding color to a dish i.e., to darken the sauce. The regular soy
    sauce is typically used with the dark sauce to season the dish. There's
    also some clear soy sauce that has a minimal effect on the appearance.
    This photo makes me laugh.

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/42aZdu6qAgE9pkwS8

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  • From ItsJoanNotJoAnn@21:1/5 to BryanGSimmons on Sat Apr 19 19:04:35 2025
    On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 13:02:08 +0000, BryanGSimmons wrote:

    On 4/18/2025 10:34 PM, ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

    I've had some comments that when I do fried yellow
    squash I'm too heavy handed with the black pepper.
    Pretty sure those folks would have welcomed some
    wimp powder.  What area of the store can I locate
    this condiment?

    Use white pepper, and set your grinder to very fine.


    I think my problem, beside over peppering the dish, is
    it is fresh pepper; more potent. Whereas my mother used
    pre-ground in a can pepper. There's no telling when that
    pepper was ground and how long it had set in a warehouse.

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  • From Carol@21:1/5 to ItsJoanNotJoAnn on Tue Apr 22 01:57:05 2025
    ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

    On Sat, 19 Apr 2025 2:19:59 +0000, songbird wrote:

    Mom brought home some chicken soup that someone else
    bought but it ended up not being needed.

    i can eat it but i don't think it is very good soup.
    the chicken is sawdust white meat, not at all tender
    and very little flavor. the noodles are good.
    carrots, celery are at least ok.

    pretty much though it is ruined by having too much
    salt and way too much black pepper. i had a pint
    for dinner and my mouth was toasted from the pepper.
    at least i don't get blisters from exposure to it.
    i did warn Mom that she couldn't eat it.

    songbird


    Maybe add some more chicken broth to cut the salt, but
    I don't know what would calm the pepper.

    That was my thought. It should calm the pepper too. Another thing to
    add to it is a little leftover cooked rice or pasta and maybe some
    cooked peas too?

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  • From songbird@21:1/5 to Carol on Tue Apr 22 07:58:18 2025
    Carol wrote:
    ...too much pepper, add chicken broth...
    That was my thought. It should calm the pepper too. Another thing to
    add to it is a little leftover cooked rice or pasta and maybe some
    cooked peas too?

    i can eat it so i am, yesterday i mixed in some mac-n-cheese
    that Mom had made that morning. it was good for me. Mom can't
    eat pepper at all so she can't touch this soup. there's probably
    a half teaspoon per quart.


    songbird

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