OTR Now & Then

An Accidental Cliche Two-Fer

Bad spelling + goetta = west side.

A "Secret" Recipe

I actually DO have ideas for blog posts, it's just that time & gumption haven't shared the same circumstance for a while now. I'd like to blog more about local affairs & government. We'll see how that turns out.

Meantime, here's the ingredient list for Lipton's "Soup Secrets" chicken noodle soup "with real chicken broth." Not exactly a shocker, but interesting nonetheless how a simple kitchen recipe turns into something practically unrecognizable when deconstructed in the lab.


wheat flour
eggs
niacin
iron
thiamin mononitrate (vitamin B1)
riboflavin (B2)
folic acid
maltodextrin
salt
corn syrup
monosodium glutamate
chicken fat
chicken powder
partially hydrogenated soybean oil
hydrolyzed soy protein
cornstarch
yeast extract
parsley
chicken broth
disodium inositate
disodium guanylate
turmeric