638048 Mon Jul 20 13:50:13 -0700 2009 15 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 4874928 No reference to the former Sec. of State. There've been lots of threads about the sheer number/variety of condiments most of hounds seem to hoard. But how many of you eat so-called condiments by themselves every now and then? Dips without chips, hot fudge without ice cream, spreads without bread, etc.? Mon Jul 20 13:50:13 -0700 2009 11106 tatamagouche 1 4875034 Salsa's a food group, right? My husband sometimes eats it plain... Mon Jul 20 14:16:48 -0700 2009 4874928 169792 lgss 2 4876123 I do too. I just pretend it's gazpacho. Mon Jul 20 20:44:52 -0700 2009 4875034 11106 tatamagouche 2 4910064 I do that, but only the fresh restaurant variety. Comes in a convenient bowl. Spaghetti sauce has been dinner a couple times too. And of course there's whipped cream. Sat Aug 01 22:30:20 -0700 2009 4875034 40486 Cinnamon 1 4875069 If you're calling "dips" a condiment, then: hummus guacamole butter ranch dressing spiced up with tobasco - just learned that one this weekend! cream cheese Mon Jul 20 14:26:03 -0700 2009 4874928 1095281 Salty_Loves_Sweet 1 4875856 chocolate syrup on a spoon, or if lacking utensils then squeezed/poured directly into mouth. Canned (we aren't exactly talking about high cuisine here, people) whipped cream squirted directly into mouth until over flowing. Open refridgerator door impromptu hot sauce tastings (with spoon). Can also be done with mustard. Dips, oh dips. Dont get me started. In college I was nicknamed the "condiment queen". Love 'em sometimes more that the stuff I am putting them on. Mon Jul 20 18:59:26 -0700 2009 4874928 180658 mkmccp 2 4876019 I used to eat dried Ovaltine straight from the tin on a spoon, also niced with some cream poured over it! we used to dip raw rhubarb in white sugar as kids. Mon Jul 20 19:55:05 -0700 2009 4875856 22559 smartie 2 4876127 I nicknamed myself that then! But you win cause someone did it for you. Because I just drank all the pickle juice—one of my faves, though I suppose not technically a condiment— from the jar before the pickles were gone, I thought I'd better replace it with something; didn't have the vinegar to fake brine, so I poured the rest of the bottle of gin into the jar. Wonder how that'll go? Mon Jul 20 20:47:20 -0700 2009 4875856 11106 tatamagouche 3 4909555 so how did it turn out? Sat Aug 01 16:26:44 -0700 2009 4876127 180658 mkmccp 4 4909693 I've been too scared to try 'em. Egg me on! Sat Aug 01 17:43:55 -0700 2009 4909555 11106 tatamagouche 1 4909604 I can eat top of the line preserves right out of the jar. Eat pico de gallo with a spoon by itself, and although not a condiment I can kill a half jar of "None Such" brandy/rum mincemeat no problem, wash 'er down with an ice cold glass of milk! Sat Aug 01 16:56:42 -0700 2009 4874928 140140 mrbigshotno.1 2 4909695 Mincemeat! Nice one! Sat Aug 01 17:44:18 -0700 2009 4909604 11106 tatamagouche 1 4909713 Hmm....I have been known to eat good mustard out of the jar while making a sandwich. Definitely salsa. Hummus is not so much a dip/spread for me but an entire food group, so this as well. Also, red pepper jelly, apple butter and pumpkin butter. OH and Gomasio (sesame seeds with sea salt) Sat Aug 01 17:51:31 -0700 2009 4874928 227190 pickledtink 2 4910066 I thought I was the only one with the Gomasio snacking! (I like the kind with the black sesame seeds.) You've got to try Mrs. May's Black Sesame Crunch snack (health foods stores and some other stores)... they are completely addictive. Buy at least 3. http://www.mrsmays.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=11_17 Sat Aug 01 22:33:24 -0700 2009 4909713 40486 Cinnamon 1 4909971 Nutella Maple syrup whipped/creamed honey spinach dip pimento cheese dip (homemade) Sat Aug 01 20:50:06 -0700 2009 4874928 322300 Michelly 1 4910083 Heh if dips count...I always eat dips without chips. Guacamole in particular lol, I'm not even that fond of tortilla chips... And I sometimes just dip my finger in hummus (no one else eats it in case anyone's squirming) and just uh eat it like that... I can't eat sweet spreads though, my tooth hurts...=( and they are waaaaaay too sweet usually. Sat Aug 01 22:58:38 -0700 2009 4874928 212885 AngelSanctuary