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Skriven 2014-10-19 23:08:59 av Stephen Haffly (1:396/45.27)
  Kommentar till text 18229 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
Ärende: heat (was peppers)                                       [1]
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Hi Janis,

On (19 Oct 14) Janis Kracht wrote to Stephen Haffly...

 JK> > Fireplaces are the most inefficient way to heat a house. Most of the
 JK> > heat goes up the chimney.

 JK> Yes... very true.  With these decorative gas-fireplaces it's worse.
 JK> They are pretty when you want a mood in a room, but not good for much
 JK> else :(

The best use I see for the gas fireplace in the place we want to buy is
emergency heat if the power goes off. It is a converted wood-burning
fireplace, so in a real pinch, we could take the gas equipment out and
burn wood, although I would certainly want a professional chimney sweep
to check it out first. Otherwise, I see the fireplace as an energy
waster as even when it isn't being used, warm room air is being sucked
up through the damper which in a gas fireplace has to stay open a little
to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning from the pilot light. I might see
how hard it would be to supply the fireplace with outside air and get a
better glass screen that would seal and keep room air from being drawn
up the chimney.

 JK> I never noticed the type of wood stove my daughter uses in her house,
 JK> but it does heat the whole house and is used of course along with the
 JK> gas furnace. Last year her major Christmas gift was a cord of seasoned
 JK> wood that she stored in her garage. :)

Very practical.

 JK> > Ruth used to do this when we were able to get raw milk from a family
 JK> > that had a cow. We still have the butter paddle

 JK> I used the wire whisk with my kitchenaid - I've never seen the butter
 JK> paddle. Is this something else you used to make the butter, or another
 JK> kitchenaid
 JK> attachment?  I just let the whipped cream continue to the butter phase
 JK> (grin). I was making a lot of ice cream this summer with one of my
 JK> 'toys' (a Krupps 1 quart ice cream maker) so I'd been buying organic
 JK> heavy cream recently.

The butter paddle is a tool used to press the excess liquid out of the
butter after it is churned. Ruth's looks somewhat like a pizza peel on a
much smaller scale. The main part is rounded but has a curve. If it were
a shoe, it would be like a low heel on the handle end to support the
handle and the part from the sole to the toes would be curved up. I've
seen others that were more rectangular and that did not have a support
on the handle. I took a quick look online and did not see any quite like
Ruth's.

I guess there are other tools that would work for small batches such as
a sturdy spatula. For larger amounts, the butter paddle worked nicely.

Kefir also works very nicely for biscuits.

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     Title: Kefir Biscuits
Categories: American, Breads
     Yield: 1 dozen

      2  c whole wheat flour (mix of
           -bread and pastry)
      2 ts baking powder
    1/4 ts baking soda
      1 ts salt
    1/4  c shortening (non-
           -hydrogenated)
    3/4  c Kefir (can substitute
           -buttermilk)

  Sift dry ingredients into a mixing bowl. Measure shortening and cut
  into flour mixture with pastry blender or fork until finely blended
  (should resemble meal)
  Stir in almost all of the milk. If the dough does not seem pliable,
  add the rest. Use enough to make a soft, puffy dough, easy to roll
  out.
  Round up on a floured cloth covered board (cloth optional) and knead
  lightly (about six times). Roll out about 1/2" thick for thick
  biscuits or 1/4" thick for thin biscuits.
  Place on ungreased baking sheet. Bake until lightly browned (golden
  brown if using white flour).
  Serve hot with toppings of choice.

  Preparation Time: 10 minutes
  Cooking Time: 12 minutes
  Source: Modified Betty Crocker recipe
  Rating: 5/5 stars

  Modified from recipe in the Betty Crocker's Picture Cookbook, First
  Edition, General Mills, 1950. Modifications include substituting Kefir
  for Buttermilk and substituting Whole Wheat flour for white, all-
  purpose flour.

  Yield will depend on how thick the dough is rolled and how large the
  biscuit cutter is. Recipe can easily be doubled.

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Regards,

Stephen
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