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Post by Glamour Tiger Baby Junkie on Aug 6, 2007 16:39:21 GMT -5
What does it taste like without adding sugar? I assumed the sugar was included until I went to make a batch and turned the kitchen upside down looking for sugar packages. I agree, its silly to be asking about this, but nobody ever made it for me when I was young. If anything, we'd make frozen juices(open can-add water-drink up), so i'm clueless  ---and I can't find sugar ;D |
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Post by ultimatemind on Aug 6, 2007 16:42:46 GMT -5
I haven't had it in years, but if I remember right it was pretty nasty.
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Post by Glamour Tiger Baby Junkie on Aug 6, 2007 16:44:48 GMT -5
It seems to have salt as a main ingredient, could that be a factor in the bad taste?
*prepares to make salt water with red dye*
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Post by violetorchid on Aug 6, 2007 16:55:31 GMT -5
I also never had Kool-Aid as a child. I promised myself that I would never make that sugar-laden stuff for my child either. Oh well...I started buying it this summer, because it makes a tasty cool drink on these hot, hot days. I use Splenda instead of sugar, hoping that I cut out the tooth decay factor a little bit. My husband calls the blue raspberry lemonade "nectar of the kool-aid gods" hehehehe.
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Post by americanmom on Aug 6, 2007 17:29:44 GMT -5
Not drinkable without sweetener... really sour! I use Splenda to sweeten our Kool-Aid.
The sugar-free packets have sweetener added already, but not the regular packets.
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Post by Attention Whore on Aug 6, 2007 17:36:51 GMT -5
Kool aid.. my favorite kind is the red one  Its gross without sugar. You an use Splenda. You can use Stevia. Stevia has a kind of funky aftertaste, so you'd have to be careful with it. if you use Splenda, its the same measurements as you would use for sugar. My mother used much less sugar than what they recommend. At the very least you're using REAL Kool aid  -BOS |
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Post by jen68 on Aug 6, 2007 17:43:46 GMT -5
agree with the babelicious one. its awful without sugar. i make it with 3/4 cup of sugar and its still plenty sweet enough!
BTW its terrific mixed with homemade playdough! adds the color and cool smell in one step. for this recipe you leave out the sugar!
jen
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Post by sueb1863 on Aug 6, 2007 20:26:39 GMT -5
Yeah, without sugar it's very tart and bitter. My fave was always fruit punch, but I also grew partial to the 'sunshine punch' flavor...
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Post by RioDuranie on Aug 6, 2007 20:30:16 GMT -5
kool aide is still around?
All I remember as a kid that the neighbor kids had a red kool aide mustache
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Post by ultimatemind on Aug 6, 2007 20:33:43 GMT -5
Now I'm wanting some Koolaid. My favorites were cherry, lime and orange. I think they make the packets you can add to your water bottle now.
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Its gross without sugar. You an use Splenda. You can use Stevia. Stevia has a kind of funky aftertaste, so you'd have to be careful with it. if you use Splenda, its the same measurements as you would use for sugar. My mother used much less sugar than what they recommend.
