Don Wells: >>>>>> Speaking of Stevia. I have not noticed the wonderful sweet effects of Stevia unless used in abnormally large amounts and even then its not the same as sugar. I have bought products such as protein drinks with Stevia as the sweetener and they were very sweet. Whats the problem here? Does anyone know of a Stevia sweetener that can be bought in bulk and will replace sugar? I have yet to find one that satisfies me.
I use 2 brands, Wisdom of the Ancients now Sweetleaf Co. makes a clear liquid that I find very sweet using 5 drops in a cup of tea, and also a powdered sugar substitute. Stevita also makes a clear liquid that I find not quite as good but OK. They also have a very concentrated powder that is supposed to sweeten a cup if you dip a toothpick in it. I used it to sweeten a cheesecake once and apparently used way too much and it was quite bitter. They also make several drink mixes, cherry, lemon, orange, and grape, that have natural flavors and stevia. One jar supposedly makes 20 quarts, but I dilute it more than that so it would make more for me. My daughter seems to be able to detect some taste she doesn't like in drinks sweetened with Stevia but it always tastes good to me. I get these products from www.azurefarm.com. I also have grown Stevia but didn't get around to using it much. Now I'm growing another herb also supposedly 1000 times sweeter than sugar, a Lippia from South America. It is also not hardy here and I have it planted outside but I hope I can dig it up and keep it alive in a pot this winter. I always seem to kill Stevia as a houseplant; it is hard for me to water it correctly. Nancy -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. Instructions for unsubscribing may be found at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
