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Yo' Mama's Flava Salt
This is my mother's secret ingredient. Without this stuff, my everyday cooking would be dull as dishwater. For years I lived on handouts and begged my mother to write down the recipe. Her cryptic reply: "I don't know how much of what goes in it I just know it's right by looking at the color". My mother is some genius - how she can judge the flavor of a bunch of spices blended together just by looking at it is beyond me.
Last summer I figured I would be toast if she went to her grave without handing on the recipe so I cornered her and we did it scientifically - we measured.
This stuff is gold - I sprinkle it on anything that might be enhanced by salt - killer on all meats, poultry, fish, vegetables, and popcorn. You can use it instead of coarse salt in the POACHED SALMON recipe.
1 1/2 cups of salt
1 1/2 cups sweet paprika
1 1/2 cups granulated garlic
2 tablespoons ground thyme
Sift it all together and store in an airtight container - not plastic! Plastic will eventually let the flavor seep out, and the flavors will scalp into the container walls. Foil lined cookie tin or tight sealed glass jars are best for storing the bulk. I saved an old sprinkle-top spice jar for over-the-stovetop use.
Use daily for health and enjoyment.
Cheers
FF
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