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fyreguy
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 8:19 pm    Post subject: Cognac replacement Reply with quote

I like your Beef Stroganoff recipe and would like to make it here at the fire station. My problem is, having alcohol in the station is forbidden (lucky for you all). Is there something that I can replace the Cognac with which may bring a similar flavor?

I enjoy your site and have made quite a few recipes for the guys here, enjoyed them all.

Pete
Kenosha Fire Dept.
Kenosha, Wisconsin
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McDee



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2006 11:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Would flaming the alcohol off the correct amount of cognac at home and bringing it in a (mostly) non-alcoholic form (perhaps in an unobtrusive container with no markings) at least satisfy the letter of the law?
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Taamar



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 09, 2006 9:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mix your cognac with the amount of salt called for in the recipe. It is now 'cooking wine' and undrinkable (trust me). please only do this to the amount you need, don't ruin a whole bottle. Do they allow vanilla extract?
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fyreguy
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 3:08 pm    Post subject: Cognac replacement Reply with quote

Thanks for the tips, much appreciated. And yes, we can use vanilla extract.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm guessing that his point is that vanilla extract is also full of alcohol. So, if you can have that, then you should be able to have the salted cognac.

I think a slightly more reasonable comparison is cooking sherry. It's just salted (cheap) sherry. The salted cognac isn't really any different, so if you can have the cooking sherry . . .
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 9:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great post....I didn't know all this things. I'm glade that I found this forum.
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