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Skriven 2011-06-28 18:14:08 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 12703 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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Hi Michael,

 RH> We're at Deborah's and she won't let me do much of anything. Wait till
 RH> the baby comes tho, then I'll probably be busier. I'd rather do some
 RH> cooking than sitting around. But, I'm getting a bit of sewing done.

 ML> True, the high-minded "let mom relax" thing will go right out
 ML> the window once she realizes she doesn't have three arms.

And how! It's her first so she doesn't realise how much her life will
change with a baby. We went up to Las Vegas for the week end to see the
grandkids (and Rachel & David); Rachel had no 2nd thoughts about putting
us right to work. Shortly after we got there, we were making (with help
from Robert and Sarah) pizzas for supper. We baby sat so Rachel & David
could go out for a few hours. Saturday night she started making (doing
advance cooking for what needed it) paellia for Sunday (didn't get the
recipe). I got home from church Sunday afternoon & made a peach cobbler
(same recipe I used at the 07 picnic at Gail & Dale's) to go with it.


 RH> That's when my parents started buying it. After drinking it a lot more
 RH> than I'd done so before (with some pepsi products), I concluded I
 RH> liked Coke better. I found pepsi is a bit too sweet; I like the "bite"
 RH> of the original Coke.

 ML> I actually had a Coke the other day for old times' sake. It was
 ML> actually waterier than I remembered, but at least not too sweet.

Did you have it straight from the bottle/can or in a glass with ice?

 ML>  The German Coke was like pepsi. My parents no
 RH> longer own the stock but still buy mostly Coke products. Most of the
 RH> time if I buy anything, it's usually diet Coke.

 ML> The German Coke is like a fountain Coke, from what little
 ML> I've sipped.

It's sweeter than American Coke, doesn't have the little "bite" which,
now that I think about it, seems to be missing somewhat. Use of hfcs
instead of sugar must tone it down a bit.


 RH> Potato water is supposed to be good for bread baking. Gives the
 RH> yeasties something besides the honey to eat.

 ML> I've heard that, but I still can't figure why. Maybe it's
 ML> because the starch is cooked and expanded and easier to digest?

Suspect that's as good a reason as any. (G)

 ML>       Title: Sourdough Starter #4
 ML>  Categories: Breads
 ML>    Servings:  1

 ML>            Unbleached Flour                         Potato Water

 ML>   Boil some potatoes for supper, save the potato water, and use it
 ML> lukewarm   with enough unbleached flour to make a thick batter.
 ML> without yeast.  This   is a good way to make it in camp, where you
 ML> have no yeast available and   want fast results.  This is also the way
 ML> most farm girls made it in the   olden days.  Let stand a day or so,
 ML> or until it smells right.

Except the farm girls would probably use whole wheat flour. (G)


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