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Title:How to Make them Goodies
Notice:Please Don't Start New Notes for Old Topics! Check 5.*
Moderator:FUTURE::DDESMAISONSec.com::winalski
Created:Tue Feb 18 1986
Last Modified:Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4127
Total number of notes:31160

3326.0. "DRESSING: Ranch Dressing" by GIDDAY::DOM (Bloke from Alice Springs AUST.) Thu Nov 14 1991 06:08

    
    	Hi all,
    
    	Just returned from a one only trip to the USA where I became addicted
    to Ranch dressing. Ranch dressing is not available where I live so I
    would really (pretty please) like to have a recipe for the real thing.
    
    		Can anyone help?????
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3326.1yah shoulda...KAOFS::M_FETTalias Mrs.BarneyThu Nov 14 1991 11:2510
    Its too bad you've finished your trip; many grocers in the states
    (and in Canada) carry the mix (in a sachet) that you only have to
    add water/milk or mayo to. These travel well. Perhaps you can have
    a friend mail some to you.
    (I often pack well-packaged foodstuffs not available here in Canada
    into my luggage on the way home from a training trip in the US. There
    is so much more variety of items in an american grocery store...)
    
    Monica
    
3326.2Could it be an artificial flavour....???GIDDAY::DOMBloke from Alice Springs AUST.Fri Nov 15 1991 04:3310
    
    
    	I did bring some off these "sachet's" back with me, I'm just
    getting in early before they run out. Surely there must be someone out
    there that knows how to make Ranch dressing, not from a packet, the way
    MUM (Mom) makes it. Could it be that Ranch is only a manufactured
    flavour and that it's recipe is actually a well kept secret like Coca
    Cola with lots of artificial flavours and additives??
    
    							RAy   8*O
3326.3the big secretKAOFS::M_FETTalias Mrs.BarneyFri Nov 15 1991 11:178
    
    Nope, I think there are some published recipes for it (even though
    my Mum never made it) I betcha between us we could find something
    for you (although I've been lazy up until now and only bought the
    bottled kind).
    
    Monica
    
3326.4homemade ranch dressingFORTSC::WILDEwhy am I not yet a dragon?Fri Jan 17 1992 20:0614
late, but:

the real ranch taste comes from a mixture of buttermilk and mayonaise,
mixed in equal amounts and stirred well (no mixer's or anything, stir
by hand).

Seasoning is simply a little dried parsley flakes, rubbed through your
fingers, some salt, and a little sprinkle of onion and garlic powder.
You can add black pepper if you like also.  You can add a whopping big
load of MSG and voilla!  just like the packages....I forgo the
MSG, add a little rubbed, dried chives...and when feeling quite frisky,
I add well drained capers.

			Enjoy!