Re: I'm really starting to like this stuff

On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 13:43:39 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton
<chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:

On 2025-04-15, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:

On 2025-04-15 1:12 a.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:

On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 3:43:15 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:

>

I am outside of the US and ranch dressing is quite common here.  I used
to have a lot of lunches with one of my co-workers and if there was a
salad he had ranch dressing.  I don't know why anyone would need a
packet of something to make it. It is easy enough to make.
>

There's several ingredients involved when you make ranch
dressing from scratch if you don't have the packets.

>

You still need the buttermilk and sour cream or mayo. I imagine the
packages have only the herbs and spices.

>
You can get packages that require buttermilk and packages that have
powdered buttermilk inside.

And not only powdered buttermilk. Here's a popular one apparently:
<https://www.walmart.com/ip/Great-Value-Classic-Ranch-Salad-Dressing-Recipe-Mix-1-oz/187211086?classType=VARIANT&athbdg=L1600&from=/search>

Ingredients:
Maltodextrin, Salt, MSG, Buttermilk Solids, Whey, Lactic Acid, Food
Starch-Modified, Dried Garlic, Dried Onions, Citric Acid, Dried
Parsley, Dry Whole Milk, Acid Casein, Guar Gum, Calcium Stearate,
Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose

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Bruce
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