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Skriven 2014-10-09 20:20:48 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
  Kommentar till text 17880 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
Ärende: mis- and takes 83
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Hi Michael,

 RH> Sometimes it helps to jog one's memory--baking powder not soda or vice
 RH> versa, for example. Or, one teaspoon, not one tablespoon of something.
 ML> I can't imagine making either mistake.
 RH> A beginning cook might make one or the other, especially mixing up
 RH> leavenings. I usually make sure I double check the written recipe,
 RH> just to verify I've got the right one.

 ML> I find it really, really difficult to imagine trying to
 ML> use one where the other would be indicated.

But a beginning cook/baker may not know the difference, just know that
they are both leavening agents. Or, someone skim reading the recipe will
see the work "baking...." but not look carefully to see if it's powder
or soda. You have enough cooking experience to know the difference and
which one to use in a given recipe.


 RH> OK, what's egg tofu?
 ML> You probably have, in the refrigerated or frozen
 ML> section. It looks kind of like premade mush.
 RH> OK, seen it but not known what it was so left it in the store.

 ML> You did fine. There's no particular need to buy that
 ML> even to taste.

OK, we'll save the time (hunting it down) and money (buying it to find
we don't like it).


 ML> Duck Sauce
 RH> Most of the duck sauces you see now, the first or second ingredient is
 RH> hfcs. I'm sure your aunt would have had some words about that. (G)

 ML> Perhaps, though until recently nobody particularly
 ML> cared about corn syrup, high-fructose or not. You
 ML> will note that she made free use of ready-made and
 ML> perhaps somewhat dubious ingredients. By the way,

I try to avoid buying things with it listed as an ingredient, especially
if it's up near the top of the listing. And, you know I try to use a lot
of home made instead of dubious ready made products.


 ML> she was not my biological aunt but rather my
 ML> grandmother's best friend (and showed up at family
 ML> gatherings).

My mom's mother had a friend like that, called "aunt" but not
biological. She was good about remembering our birthdays and other
occaisions tho.


 -=> Ruth Haffly said to Janis Kracht <=-

 JK> I usually go by the current weather since it's been so changeable it
 JK> seems ... Technically we in Zone 5a.
 RH> I've talked to some of the farmers at the local market from time to
 RH> time about planting but not asked what zone we're in. When we put in
 RH> the tomatoes, I was told to hold off until mid to late April to be sure
 RH> we were frost free.

 ML> 7b, I take it from the little chart before me.

OK, good to know.


 -=> Ruth Haffly said to Dale Shipp <=-

 RH> place. Today he smoked a Boston Butt

 ML> My, he's come a long way in a relatively short time.

 RH> seasoned with Penzey's Bavarian Seasoning

 ML> I had to look that up - the ingredients are brown mustard,
 ML> rosemary, garlic, thyme, bay leaf and sage. I'd prefer that
 ML> to what in my own experience the Bavarians actually season
 ML> their roast pork primarily with - caraway, a spice of which
 ML> I am not overfond.

We concluded that a bit of salt added to it next time will improve the
taste.

 ML> Liz's Chocolate Cake with Chocolate Buttercream
 ML> categories: dessert, Singapore
 ML> yield: a tall 30cm diameter round cake or, preferably
 ML> halve the cake recipe for a 20 cm diameter cake

Looks tempting but I think I'll not make it tonight.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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