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"I was desperately searching for a good substitute for sour cream, but I didn't just didn't have the ingredients for it. With some good luck and extensive research, I came up with this variation which I think is, close enough to the 'real deal'."

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Ingredients: fresh lemon juice, milk...

"This was a great memory of mine that my dad used to make.....unfortunately he kept all his recipes in his head and took them all to his grave with him. With the help of other ZAAR members and several other websites, this is what I was able to recreate. Awesome on pulled or chopped pork. Especially tasty when served on bakery fresh buns and pork!!"

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Ingredients: cider vinegar, yellow mustard...

"This is my version of mole sauce. It can hold its own against the mole at our great local Mexican restaurant. I usually double this recipe, but that's just me. The original recipe calls for 5 TBSP(yes, 5)of chili powder. I cut it in half, but you can take it from there. And don't judge the taste until you add the chocolate. It's just not done until..."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, dried oregano...

"This is a very easy, quick enchilada sauce to use instead of the canned variety. We prefer to eat freshly made foods without alot of preservatives. This has a wonderful flavor."

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Ingredients: ground cumin, dried basil...

"This is to complete the Barbecued Pork Ribs Southern Style recipe # 348843 served at the White house during President Jimmy Carter's term. This was/is his favorite barbecue sauce!"

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Ingredients: cider vinegar, dried marjoram...

"I can no longer abide the packet type au jus -- it's just too salty and the taste just seems to be off somehow. We used to spend hours baking trays of beef bones in the restaurant kitchen to make the best au jus, but who has the time (or the bones?) to do that at home? Anyway, I've been messing with alternative au jus recipes for years, to no avail..."

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Ingredients: cornstarch, Mrs. Dash onion and herb seasoning...

"This is the recipe used by the Messilla Valley Chili Company in Hatch, New Mexico. It may be frozen."

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Ingredients: hatch chiles, oil...

"Another golden oldie recipe from a handwritten recipe card from 1960. A simple combination of beef broth and mushroom soup. You can serve it with meatloaf or hamburger patties for hot hamburger sandwiches. Or just top some french fries for 'chips and gravy'. Or use it to make hot beef, hot chicken or turkey sandwiches with leftovers. Slice cooked meat,..."

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Ingredients: cream of mushroom soup, water...