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Skriven 2008-12-12 15:34:23 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 17664 av Carol Shenkenberger (24107.cooks)
Ärende: pie time                                                 [1]
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Hi Carol,

 > It helps, especially for those that couldn't get it elsewhere.  There
 > were times when we were living in Germany that I'd get things at stores
 > or shops on the economy because the commissary was closed.  Other times
 > I shopped on the economy to get things that the commissary didn't carry.

 CS> Sasebo commisary was so small that most things which you could get
 CS> easily out in town, just were not sold there.  Made room for other


Probably like the Hunter one or the one at Goodfellow AFB in San Angelo,
TX.  But, there can be some jewels in the small places.

 CS> things.  They did very well on flour of various types including
 CS> buckwheat which I always meant to try.

Not good for bread making but good pan cakes.

 >  CS> Definately a mix and not sure what cuisine it might tie to.  Chewy
 >  CS> fluffy white bread.
 CS>  >
 > But not sourdough either.

 CS> No.  Sourdough can be done in a breadmachine, but not optimal for it.
 CS> Lets face it, bread machines are for folks who want a 4 hour bread,
 CS> not a 2 day starter ;-)

 CS> If making a sourdough, use the 2-4 day starter and use dough setting
 CS> then bake in the oven.  Kitchenaide would be just as useful there.

Yes, the bread Steve made for the picnic uses a sponge like sourdough.
He used Janis's Kitchen Aid mixer; which convinced him that it was the
right one for us to get.  We'd tried Rachel's but weren't impressed but
the Professional one is so much better.


 >  >  CS> I may make a whole wheat one later with a little rye flour mixed in.
 >  CS>  >
 >  > Sounds like the bread machine is getting a bit more use than it's seen
 >  > lately.  Do you "free hand" slice or do you have a guide?  I've got a
 >  > guide thing that's about 13 years old; haven't found a replacement in
 >  > stores but not looked on line yet.  It helps me get uniform slices.
 CS>  >
 >  CS> Yes, I have a guide slicer.  Couldnt live without it!
 CS>  >
 > I know; we really have appreciated it.  Seems they were in all the
 > stores in the 90s but not now.

 CS> I got mine at Amazon I think?  Had it for 12 years now or more.

Ours was a Sierra Vista Wal Mart buy.  Got it before Steve went to
Korea; before, I'd just free hand sliced the bread.


 >  >  CS> Sensible as her base of cooking is not the same.
 CS>  >
 >  > OK, that sounds logical.  I always thought mochi was on the lighter
 >  > side, not dense.
 CS>  >
 >  CS> Naw, mochi that i know and select is as dense as a cracker.
 CS>  >
 > We've usually had the lighter, sweeter stuff.

 CS> Ah, another name for that sometimes used.  ?Mochichiko?  It's a fat
 CS> pillowy thing often in a round ball with lots of food coloring in gay
 CS> colors.  Also shorthanded as mochi.

We saw it in all sorts of shapes but round, rectangular and square were
the most common.  Sweet & a bit chewy, yes, very often colored were
common characteristics of the type we liked the best.

 > Made any meat balls and sauce for her to devour recently?  I think part
 > of the appeal with the ones I made for the picnic was the great meat
 > Janis provided.

 CS> I should!  I somehow have less faith in the ground meat lately so
 CS> havent been getting any.  I really could use an electric grinder now.
 CS> (Oh Santa...)

Oh Don, Carol wants....................... (G)


 >  CS> Yes.  She mentioned she liked this version better.
 CS>  >
 > As we all come up with varients on the original that we like better. (G)

 CS> She said she's passed the recipe back to her sisters and apparently a
 CS> few of them (she has quite a few, 6 I think?) have found daikon and
 CS> liked it.

That's interesting, I guess mom's cooking found an updated version.


 >  CS> There was something else she did.  She'd grate 'sweet end' daikon and
 >  CS> add grated carrots then cook them up with lots of eggs into something
 >  CS> a little like quiche,  With my cholestrol needs, I didnt investigate
 >  CS> too hard but the few nibbles were very good.
 CS>  >
 > Could you do them in muffin cups (or mini muffin ones) to reduce the
 > serving size?

 CS> Them? I'd eat 2 ;-)

The quiche type things.  A couple of the small muffin size wouldn't be
bad but 2 of the regular muffin size could make you start buying new
uniforms before you retire. (G)

 >  >  CS> shopping today got a nice lotus root again.  Thats one of the foods
 CS>  >
 >  > I presume that was at your Asian products store. I've not seen any at
 >  > the commissary.  Speaking of which, Steve was at the Fort Stewart one

 CS> Oh we have them even at commisary here.  With a large Navy population,
 CS> you get lots of Asian wives or filipeno service members.

No surprise.

 >  CS> Yes, asian market but they do have them at the commisary here.
 >  CS> Probably a much bigger one than you have access to.  The 3 bigger ones
 > Savannah area as a whole but there are a few Asian stores in the area.

 CS> Take 3 Asian families and a store will crop up ;-)  We have quite a
 CS> few here but I mention only the ones really close to my house.

IOW, the ones you're most familiar with as you shop them.  Same as my
mentioning Brighter Day (natural foods store) as it gets a fair number
of our $$.

 >  >  CS> Balloon bread I'm afraid.  It has one claim to fame.  Makes nice
 >  >  CS> grilled chees e samwiches quick.


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