Low-calorie French Dressing

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Bryan Chapell

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Fruits	French	Dressing	6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	T	Salad oil
3/4	t	Salt
1	t	Sugar
1/8	t	Paprika
1/2	t	Dry mustard
1/4	t	Tabasco sauce
1	c	Grapefruit juice, divided
2	t	Cornstarch

INSTRUCTIONS

Combine salad oil, salt, sugar, paprika, mustard, and Tabasco sauce in
mixing bowl. Blend 1/2 cup grapefruit juice and cornstarch in small
saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until mixture
thickens and comes to a boil. Add to salad oil mixture; beat with
rotary beater until smooth. Beat in remaining 1/2 cup grapefruit
juice. Yield: 1-1/2 cups.  From <The Progressive Farmer's Southern
Country Cookbook>, by the  editors of the 'Progressive Farmer
Magazine'.  Downloaded from Glen's  MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.

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