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Skriven 2013-07-11 21:24:29 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
   Kommentar till text 2345 av Nancy Backus (1:261/1381.0)
Ärende: rye/pumpernickle  was: Asparagus
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Hi Nancy,

 NB>  RH>> That's a possible theory. I used to make rye bread more often
 NB> but  RH>> somewhere along the line I've misplaced my favorite recipe.
 NB> It came  RH>> from the sack of rye flour (don't remember if it was
 NB> General Mills or  RH>> Pillsbury) but I saved it in the latter part of
 NB> the 70s, probably  RH>> around 1976 or 77. I remember it had molasses
 NB> in it but no cocoa as I  RH>> see so many recipes do now, no eggs, had
 NB> of course, the rye flour,  RH>> yeast, salt, other flour (we used
 NB> whole wheat). I'm pretty sure it had  RH>> caraway seeds in it too,
 NB> probably called for butter but I used oil. I  RH>> could probably
 NB> replicate it......................
 NB>  NB>> You probably could... at least come close, and then hone it back
 NB> in to  NB>> where it should be...  :)

 RH> It'll have to wait until I get back to NC and the weather cools off.

 NB> Baking's more enjoyable when one isn't dripping (s)wet... :)

Definately! Steve has made several batches (including 2 here in M'ville)
of the baslama bread since we found the recipe. The Shipps will be
brining some to the picnic so you can try it. That gets baked on a
griddle or in a fry pan & doesn't heat up the kitchen quite as much.

 RH> We're up in the Catskills now.

 NB> Visiting your family...  :)

Yes, and tending to some business. Heading down to PA tomorrow.


 RH> Sometimes you find the best recipies in some of the lest expected
 RH> places. Whole cook books have been written using recipies from the
 RH> backs of cans & boxes--and some can end up tasting pretty good.

 NB> Depends on who their home economists are at the companies... :)  There
 NB> have been poor ones, too... but lots of good ones come from the
 NB> packaging... I know that our family's oatmeal cookie recipe was
 NB> originally off the Quaker Oats canister...  I did a lot of tweaks to
 NB> it over the years, so my final one wasn't a lot like anymore... but
 NB> the  original wasn't bad, either... :)

That's the most fun, taking a recipe like that and making it your own.
My mom always made it by the instructions; I think dad does likewise.
Neither of them are very creative when it comes to cooking. Makes me
wonder sometimes why I'm so opposite, probably because they're so bland
& boring in their cooking/eating.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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