313259 Fri Jul 28 23:06:19 -0700 2006 1 31 Home Cooking 0 1774502 I've never posted on this board, because I don't cook much. But I came across this recipe for Coke (yep, Coke) and I thought I'd share it: http://www.guardian.co.uk/food/Story/0,,1832135,00.html Fri Jul 28 23:06:19 -0700 2006 10914 PaulF 1 1775141 Hmmmmm... interesting. I could see how acacia might have tripped them up as there are so many grades of it. As much as I find it an interesting experiment, I'm more than a little skeptical that it tastes anything like coke. I'm quite certain that companies with more resources than these two women and their friends have attempted to duplicate coke. If a company with access to vast taste testing focus groups and laboratory equipment can't re-create coke, I don't see how a handful of people can. This type of "if I think it tastes like the real thing, then is MUST taste like the real thing" runs rampant through the copycat community. And it doesn't do it much service. Re-creating commercial products is a lot more complicated than throwing a few ingredients together in a kitchen- with or without the presence of a scientific advisor. Sat Jul 29 12:25:51 -0700 2006 1774502 13805 scott123