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From: Cindy Hamilton <chamilton5280@invalid.com>
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Subject: Re: I'm really starting to like this stuff
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:34:41 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-04-15, ItsJoanNotJoAnn <ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net> wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 3:43:15 +0000, Dave Smith wrote:
>
>> On 2025-04-14 11:08 p.m., ItsJoanNotJoAnn wrote:
>>>
>>> On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 2:49:42 +0000, Bruce wrote:
>>
>>>> It's strange that nobody* outside of the US has heard of ranch,
>>>> because when I read the ingredients, it seems good and pretty
>>>> mainstream.
>>>>
>>>>
>>> The dry packets are not available there in the salad
>>> dressing aisle in the grocery stores?  You add mayo
>>> and milk to the packet contents, let it stand about
>>> 5 minutes and it's ready to enjoy.
>>>
>>>
>> 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.

OMG.  Several ingredients.  The horror.

Mayo
Buttermilk
Salt
Pepper
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Parsley
Dill weed

I generally use fresh cilantro instead of dill (my husband dislikes
dill), fresh chives or green onion tops instead of onion powder, and
fresh garlic.  But I'm an overachiever.

-- 
Cindy Hamilton