two white bread splurges a year
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two dozen loaves of stale bread,
Comments (37)Yes, Doris, I am. And it's not just me; you're making all of us sick. Doris, civilized people have known since the 1950s that you don't put bready products in the compost pile. And actually, it's not the rats, and it's not the planarians; it's the gross out factor. And don't jump down my throat, I'm not saying that you're not civilized (Or clean.); No, I'm guessing that you're really young, or maybe you live alone and you've kind of let things slide 'cause you have no one to impress? Don't comb your hair anymore? Don't care what people think about you or your yard anymore? Do you find yourself drinking milk that's been left out for a few days? Doris (May I call you Doris?), I'd like to help you. But it starts with you recognizing that you need help. You seem a little resistant. I'd like you to try an experiment. Put a piece of bread (or cereal or baguette or roll) in a dish containing water. (The water represents moisture in the atmosphere.) Wait 15 minutes. Look into the bowl. I think that'll take care of it....See MoreWhite Bread Recipe from 1953 BH&G Cookbook?
Comments (46)Barbara, I've done a lot of bread searches, and found some interesting archives, lots of recipes of people's own childhood breads, but no clues about yours. What concerns me is the "My". The following words could actually say something like "Molly Jones shares her mother's famous egg bread." Otherwise, to me it seems more logical that it was your mother who said it, maybe even wrote it in the book. But it could be either way. My BH&G is newer than your mom's, but still old. There's one recipe called Egg Bread: 6.5-7.5 c. AP flour 2 packets ADY (equals 2 cakes fresh yeast, equals 4.5 tsp ADY) 2 c. milk 1/4 c. sugar 1/4 c. butter or margarine [N.B.--it does matter which for the texture, but either will make good bread.] 2 tsp. salt 3 eggs Two loaves, double rise, 375° F. 35-40 min., cover with foil last 15 minutes so it doesn't over brown. This is a very standard enriched bread. If you want a picture of the recipe with full directions let me know....See MoreSo, what things will/won't you SPLURGE on?
Comments (60)Splurge Coffee - like French Roast but buy Costco Kirkland which is a good deal. Beer - DH likes small breweries beer or imported. It is one of his few expenses and he works hard so deserves it. Food - Occasionaly we will buy something special like the expensive creamy blue cheese or lobster. But only a couple of times a year. Egyptian cotton sheets/towels - After 32 years of cheap towels and sheets I finally broke down and got some nice ones. My old skin appreciates it. Kitchen Appliances - Finally remodeled our 1971 kitchen and since we DIY, we splurged on the appliances but nothing else. Hobbies - DH occasionally has to buy new tools for the remodeling projects. I buy tools and materials for my metal and glass art projects. Dog - Elvira get special diet food, she needs and deserves it. Anything she needs medically she gets and once a year teeth cleaning (so expensive!). More expensive TP - My old B*t can't take the scratchy stuff anymore. Don't Clothes - I buy a lot of them at Ross and other discount places as well the thrift store. Shoes - Buy them at Payless or Kmart. I hate shoe shopping! Purses - Buy them at the thrift store. Books & DVDs - check them out at the library. Dinners out - we only go out on special occasions. DH says I cook better healthier meals at home. Wine - $2 Chuck is fine with us. Latest electronics - I wouldn't have any of it if we didn't need to but DH does need a cell phone for work, got the cheapest prepaid we could fine. Basic Satellite - We are in a rural area in the mountains so we get nothing without it and keeps DS happy, but again got the basic package. Manicures & Pedicures - I finally got a manicure at 56 YO and wasn't impressed so never again. Haircuts - Go to the cheap chain places. I had my haircut by a stylist 28 years ago and I am still in sticker shock. Hair color - out of a box when on sale. Furniture - All bought used or unfinished (32 years ago) and refinished. Vacations - Haven't had one in over 8 years. DH uses the time off to work on the place and do remodeling projects. (Should remodeling go under the Splurge category?) Cars - We buy the less expensive ones that have been returned to the dealer after a short period. You save a bundle that way. And keep them 11 to 13 years. House - Bought a small place on 2.5 acres that needed a lot of work and have been doing that for 22 years. We could have got a mega mansion and really gone into debt forever but don't need the space. Veggies & fruit - I have a big garden and fruit trees. I can, freeze and dry a lot of what I grow plus have a garden all year long with the basics like lettuce and carrots, etc. Hired Help - Never use any, do all the work ourselves. Have only hired someone when it required big or specialized equipment. We dug out our septic tank, cut down 80Ft trees, ran our own trench lines for watering. You get the picture....See MoreMaking bread over two days?
Comments (17)So, I'll go ahead and throw this out there for you, l pink. I've been making this bread for about a year now Open Crumb from Stiff Dough Trevor Jay Wilson provides a wealth of info in an encouraging way. He also isn't afraid to show a shredding "window pane" test on his instagram keeping it real:) A few things were a bit important at first. First, watch his video -- his "kneading" technique is unique -- I cup/pull the dough up sides of the bowl because my hands are too small:) It really is easy. A scale. Last, I used a pizza stone to bake and just recently treated myself to a combo cooker. Both work. Enough of all that. Here was a general schedule I used: In the afternoon (up until about 8:00 pm) -- mix your predough (flours, water and salt) cover and put in refrigerator. 11:00 pm -- remove dough from refrigerator and set on counter (or, if you're like me in winter I put in my oven with light on) just to slowly get to room temp. 5:00 a.m. -- add your starter. *(or whenever you get up, adjust schedule accordingly) 5:10 a.m. -- "knead" and spin until it feels like playdough (a few minutes) 5:20 a.m. -- (as above) 5:30 a.m. -- (as above) I do this a third time while Trevor only does twice. Both work to be continued:)...See Moregeorgysmom2
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