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Old 06-24-2007, 01:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Jock View Post
My guess is that the 1/4 cup of sugar is to balance the tartness of all that lime juice.
Jock
That was one thought I had. The other is that the recipe suggests the sauce be honey colred, so maybe the sugar is needed in order to caramelize the sauce somewhat.

Shel (trying to cut way back on sugar these days)
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