*Lately I've become disenchanted with bottled salad dressings. They just seem so overly gummy, oily, and stale. They sit in the door of the fridge like bad relatives: you don't like them, but you feel obligated to hang on to them.
*I remembered reading about the history of Hidden Valley Ranch, which was originally a POWDER, that you mixed with buttermilk. It was only after the rancher that invented it, sold the rights to some conglomerate, that it was reformulated for shelf life in a bottle.
*So, while at the store, I looked for, and found, the powdered kind. In fact there were 3 kinds of Hidden Valley Ranch: Buttermilk, Regular, and Dip Mix. Not wanting to purchase buttermilk, I grabbed the regular, which requires milk and Mayo (Hellman's of course).
*It mixes up easily enough, and has to chill to thicken. But the TASTE is so much better! The texture is not gummy and oily. And you don't get all those preservatives and such. Granted, the stuff only lasts in your fridge for 3-4 weeks, but with something this good, that's not a problem. Can't wait to get some real BUTTERMILK and try the original.
*All the 'old relatives' went into the trash, and I'm sticking with this dressing. Do a Google on Hidden Valley Ranch, and get some history. I think it's cool that the biggest dresssing in the history of human kind came from a guy, not a food conglomerate with billions to spend on research and focus groups.
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You are so right, the packet version of Ranch is extremely better.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, you can make buttermilk with milk and lemon juice.
We actually made the packet ranch at the hospital, we would make huge batches of it at a time - mayo, buttermilk, and the good ole hidden valley seasoning packet;)
ReplyDeleteIt was much better.