Karen AKA Kajikit <kajikit@jagcon.com> wrote in
news:uii7f3hljmjpc45gphunirv05ft51j5p6p@4ax.com:

> On Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:38:02 -0700, Nancy2 <nancy-dooley@uiowa.edu>
> wrote:
>
>>> I just watched Paula Dean make slow cooker mac and cheese. Grated
>>> cheddar cheese, butter, a can of cheddar cheese soup, elbow noodles,
>>> sour cream, whole milk, salt, pepper, ground mustard and eggs (?).
>>>
>>> I'd probably be ill having to smell that cooking for three hours.
>>> And anyone who ate it would have to sleep outside!!!
>>>
>>> Andy
>>
>>I just plain don't "get" eggs in mac 'n cheese. What's the point?
>
> Helps thicken the sauce and raises the protein content so it's more
> sustaining long-term.
>
> That recipe sounds okay to me... I wouldn't use canned soup but I
> can't see it being particularly objectionable or stinky. It should
> smell like macaroni and cheese.
>

plus the eggs help make the sauce rich & smooth and with the amount of
cheese used it could turn grainy.

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