Ole Bob,
     Terri is right....there are different brands.   One of the more
popular brands tastes terrible......it has grapeseed extract
in it...... that is what makes it taste so bad. This is the first kind I tried 
and I threw it away. Terri told me about the kind she uses....it is just 
stevia ( nothing else added in) and it is great........I would not use any 
other 
kind of sweetner. I use it in tea and in cereal.   Give it a try and I think you
will like it.
Joy
  Hi There; 
  I tried Stevia and to me it is not sweet. I fact it tastes terrible. So I 
junked it. 

  "Ole Bob" 

  [email protected] wrote: 

      
      Just heard of a natural South American natural plant based substitute, 
      called stevia. Anyone have/had experience with it?  Something like 100+ 
      times sweeter.
    I've used Stevia liq. for years and really like it.  I've tried three 
    different kinds, two from a local health food store and one I order from 
out 
    of state, herbal site.  I prefer the ordered version as the two brands I 
find 
    in the local health food store  leave an herbal aftertaste.  Stevia does 
not 
    affect the blood sugar levels so it is great for diabetics. 
    Terri L.