Subj : Re: spinach
To   : Shawn Highfield
From : Dave Drum
Date : Mon Jun 27 2022 05:45:00

-=> Shawn Highfield wrote to JIM WELLER <=-

JW> Spinach is a very delicate green and so easily overcooked. Canned
JW> And that recipe calls for another 25 minutes of additional cooking!

SH> Laugh.

JW> the spinach is just wilted. If fresh spinach is too pricey settle
JW> for frozen if you have to, but never canned.

SH> Frozen is easily available here.  Fresh most of the time.  I've never
SH> seen canned.

JW> My Loblaws no longer carries canned spinach as nobody buys it
JW> anymore.

SH> I have never seen a can of the stuff, but hey willing to try anything.
SH> I mean Popeye loved the canned stuff!

As Jim says - the canned (and overcooked) stuff is nasty. My Florentine
soup is almost the only way I've ever been able to tolerate it. The 2nd
way is mixed into a quiche - but fresh is better there.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

     Title: Classic Spinach Dip
Categories: Dips, Greens, Dairy, Vegetables
     Yield: 4 Cups

13 1/2 oz Can Popeye's spinach
    16 oz Carton dairy sour cream
   3/4 c  Mayonnaise
 1 3/8 oz Pkg Knorr vegetable soup mix
    16 oz (2 cans) water chestnuts;
          - drained, chopped
     3    Green onions; chopped

MMMMM--------------------------DIPPERS-------------------------------
          Raw vegetables
          Chips or crackers
          Cut out bread bowl w/bread
          - chunks

 Drain the spinach well; mix with the remaining ingredients
 for the dip until well blended. Cover and chill for
 several hours before serving.

 Serve with raw vegetables, chips or crackers, or in a cut
 out bread bowl with bread chunks for dipping.

 Makes 4 cups

 From: http://www.recipelink.com

 Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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... "I goes to the finish 'cause I eats my spinach!" Popeye the Sailorman
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