One more repost that doesn't seem to have made it (I think I must have
been doing something wrong, but I think I've got it all figured out
now!):
I just read an article in Veggie Life about stevia, an herb sweetener
than has no calories and is stable in heat or cold (so you can bake with
it too). Anyone familiar with this herb? Apparently it has been
approved for use as a sweetener in Japan and other countries, and has had
no negative reports in some 9 years of use. The FDA has approved it as a
diet supplement, but not specifically as a sweetener. So: is it safe?
Has anyone baked with it? Experience in modifying recipes? Effect on
cholesterol or triglycerides? Supposedly it is readily available in HFS,
so I'm curious....
--Ruth C. Hoffman Lake Zurich, IL
ruthhoff@xxxxxxxxxxxxx OR LRLady@xxxxxxx (either address next few
months)
"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking
new landscapes but in having new eyes." --Marcel Proust
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