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Old 08-16-2006, 10:07 AM
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Default Re: Cut Your Grocery Bill

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Originally Posted by rob62521
Just a little trivia -- years ago cake mix manufacturers tried to put out a mix that you only added water, but they were unsuccessful because people didn't think they did enough to say they baked a cake. Bet they could put that product out now and it would be a success! Guess they were ahead of their time.

I've baked cakes from box mixes and from scratch. I prefer the taste of those from scratch and they really aren't that much work -- plus I control what goes into them!
I definitely agree with you about from-scratch versus box mix...
I'm pretty sure you could mix up a just-add-water (well, maybe just add water and oil) cake mix yourself... what would you need? Flour, sugar, leavening... use soyflour to replace an egg and powdered milk... I think it would work!

I've been wanting to try Miss Maggie's cake mix recipe for a while too... http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/da...atecakemix.htm
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