Posted by blueberry1 on January 7, 2007, at 2:35:25
In reply to Re: Generics » LlurpsieBlossom, posted by Phillipa on January 6, 2007, at 22:52:54
To make peanut brittle sugar needs to be heated to just the right temperature for just the right amount of time. Slight minor variations will still produce the brittle, but the brittle will be different...maybe a little softer, a little harder, a little darker, a little lighter, different stomach absorption times, and the taste is different...even though it is still just the same original sugar molecules.
Are the generic vs brand recipes exactly the same? I mean, times, temperatures, fillers, everything? If they aren't, then it makes me wonder how they could be identical end products. Very close for sure. But identical? I think there is enough difference that people can tell. Maybe some are placebo but my hunch is most are real.
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