Pop’s Dried Beef Question

[Sven Svensson]

I’m checking out this thread and wondering why Pops used 1/2 cup of Splenda? Is that a necessary element for the cure? I can’t stand that stuff. Can I use white sugar instead?

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Pushed hard to earn some extra Spiffs at work and garnered enough to blow $8 + on an Eye of the Round ½ roast chunk to make into Dried Beef for S.O.S. (S**t on a Shingle). My Dad made a lot of it and as I remember correctly he used his standard ham pickle plus double the salt. I've recreated his...

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[cptnding]

I certainly no expert and I have never made dried beef that way but from everything I have been told over the years sugars are flavoring and have nothing to do with the cure. I'm guessing the Splenda was just to cut carbs due to dietary restrictions.

 

[Sven Svensson]

I also wondered about the carbs but this calls for brown sugar which confused me. I also thought it might be a diabetic restriction, nope. Hmmmmmm.

 

[indaswamp]

Sven, later in life pop had heath issues and started changing his cures to fit his new lifestyle changes. You can certainly use sugar in place of the splenda.

 

[Sven Svensson]

Thanks for the info indaswamp . I just wasn’t sure if Splenda was a curing agent I’ve never heard of. This makes sense.

 

[Brokenhandle]

Yes, Pops changed things quite a bit for health reasons, he put quite a bit of info in the YAWYE ( you are what you eat) section .

Ryan