Mama and Sugar
My Mother was big on sugar. She added a touch of sugar to almost everything--things you don't even associate with sweetness.She added sugar to most of her vegetables and I have to admit that a lot of the time I didn't notice it. She claimed it brought out the flavor of foods. The one thing that I did notice the sugar in, and I hated it, was cabbage. She would cook a big pan of cabbage, add bacon grease ( I did like that) and then she would add her sugar. I have no idea how much she used but I always tasted the sweetness in the cabbage.
When we visited her she would cook cabbage and I would tell her we will eat it but not if you put sugar in it. So she would say, "I won't put any sugar in it." But when I would taste it I knew she had put the sugar in, maybe not as much but enough that I could still taste it.
Finally, I think she realized that I was on to her. She did quit putting the sugar in the cabbage. Or, at least she put so little that I really couldn't taste it. That was fine. If I didn't taste the sugar I didn't mind that.
I never add sugar to anything that isn't supposed to be sweet. Maybe I am missing out on some flavor but at least I am not getting all of that sugar!
posted by kyra lafain @ 7/04/2008 12:30:00 PM
3 Comments:
No, your not getting all that sugar .....but what about the bacon grease?
The only vegetable I really like sugar with is carrots. I cook them with sugar and butter till they are kind of carmelized. It's almost like having dessert, and probably just as bad!
Well, whatever she did, it worked! She served some of the best meals I've ever had. Do you remember Grandma putting a dash of salt into her tea? I'm not sure why she did....but even her tea was delicious.
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