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Skriven 2013-01-21 20:14:10 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 32834 av Daniel Torrey (1:132/505)
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Hi Daniel,


 RH> Does the co-op carry everything needed? Ours didn't so we had to go to

 DT> Not for me. I have to go to Hannaford for cleaning supplies. The co-op
 DT> has a bit of that, but in my experience, there are two kinds of
 DT> cleaning stuff: the earth-friendly kind, and the horribly toxic kind
 DT> that actually works.

I know, I have problems with strong smells and it seems a lot of the
cleaning products have them. I also don't like the fact that I'm paying
for mostly water in them. I've tried a number of earth friendly
products, found some I like (Whole Foods laundry detergent) and others I
don't (same chain, fabric softener). We use a mix of natural and
chemical cleaners, depends on the job that needs doing and who's doing
it.


 RH> Have you had any really long aged cehddar? One of the folks here has

 DT> I get a little tired of cheddar, but I do have a new favorite -
 DT> Grafton clothbound. Generally I think Grafton Cheese is overrated, but
 DT> the clothbound is quite good. No idea how long it's aged.

If it has crystals in it, it's well aged. Right now our fridge has a mix
of NY State extra sharp and Dakin Farms (a Christmas gift) cheddar. It
also has feta, Swiss, Parm-Reggiano, Peccorino-Romano, mozzarella and
probably a couple of others.


 RH> I bake almost all of our bread, pizza crusts, etc. We have a mill and
 RH> grind our own flour so it is much fresher than even what can be found

 DT> Wow, that's ambitious! I wish I had time to bake more, I like to make
 DT> my own bread.

The taste is worth it! I started doing it years ago, used a bread
machine for a while and went back to doing it by hand when we got a
Kitchen Aid mixer a few years ago. It takes about half an hour of actual
hands on time--about 20 minutes to mix/knead, then it rises for an hour
or so (you can be doing other things in that time), 10 minutes or so of
punching down & shaping, another hour of rising time and about half an
hour of baking time. You can also slow down the rise time by putting the
dough in the fridge for either first or second rising.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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