Posted on 03/23/2008 11:36:40 PM PDT by nw_arizona_granny
Americans finding soaring food prices hard to stomach can battle back by growing their own food. [Click image for a larger version] Dean Fosdick Dean Fosdick
Home vegetable gardens appear to be booming as a result of the twin movements to eat local and pinch pennies.
At the Southeastern Flower Show in Atlanta this winter, D. Landreth Seed Co. of New Freedom, Pa., sold three to four times more seed packets than last year, says Barb Melera, president. "This is the first time I've ever heard people say, 'I can grow this more cheaply than I can buy it in the supermarket.' That's a 180-degree turn from the norm."
Roger Doiron, a gardener and fresh-food advocate from Scarborough, Maine, said he turned $85 worth of seeds into more than six months of vegetables for his family of five.
A year later, he says, the family still had "several quarts of tomato sauce, bags of mixed vegetables and ice-cube trays of pesto in the freezer; 20 heads of garlic, a five-gallon crock of sauerkraut, more homegrown hot-pepper sauce than one family could comfortably eat in a year and three sorts of squash, which we make into soups, stews and bread."
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She compares the current period of market uncertainty with that of the early- to mid-20th century when the concept of victory gardens became popular.
"A lot of companies during the world wars and the Great Depression era encouraged vegetable gardening as a way of addressing layoffs, reduced wages and such," she says. "Some companies, like U.S. Steel, made gardens available at the workplace. Railroads provided easements they'd rent to employees and others for gardening."
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3 WAYS WITH PEANUT BUTTER
CHICKEN SATAY-—(Chicken skewers with a peanut butter dip and lime
wedges)-—Whisk 1/4 cup each peanut butter and water with 1 tbs each lime juice,
soy sauce, grated ginger and brown sugar until smooth. Skewer 1 1/4 pounds
chicken tenders, brush with oil, then grill 5 min. turning once until cooked
through. Serve with sauce and lime wedges.
SMOOTHIE-—(Peanut butter and Banana)-—Blend 1 cup cold milk, 1 cut up frozen
ripe banana and 2 tbs peanut butter in a blender until smooth.
PEANUTTY POPS-—(Peanut butter and Chocolate pudding Pops)-—Blend 1/2 cup
peanut butter, 2 cups milk and 3.8 oz pkg of instant chocolate pudding mix.
Spoon into 4 oz paper cups, insert ice cream stick in center of each and freeze
for 4 hours.*
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Picante Lentil Sauce
Ingredients:
1 (28 ounces) can crushed tomatoes
1/4 cup lentils, rinsed
2 medium onions, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1 fresh green chile, minced
1/2 cup medium-hot picante sauce
Combine the tomatoes, lentils, onions, garlic, sugar,
cumin, chili, and picante sauce in a crockpot . Cover
and cook on LOW until the lentils are tender, 6 to 8
hours.
*Recipe found on:
http://crockpotrecipes101.com/blogarchives/2007_01_01_archive.html
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Peppermint Cake
Ingredients:
1 pkg. vanilla cake mix
1 can lemon lime soda
1 c. peppermints or candy canes (crushed) or 1 c.
pepper mint ice cream
Grease Slow cooker. Put everything in a bowl and stir
well. Pour in slow cooker Cover and cook on low for 4
hours.
*recipe found on:
http://www.yummycrockpotrecipes.com/holiday_crock_pot_recipes.html
CERTAINLY.
PRAYERS PRAYING.
THX.
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Grass-growing ingredient could kill Valley dogs
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Email: jmiguel@abc15.com
Last Update: 6/05 11:00 am
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Most of us have the quest to have the perfect green lawn and there are many products that promise you that, but the cost of getting that lawn could come at the price of a life.
Cocoa mulch is one of those products.
It’s made from the shell of the cocoa bean when they come off the bean during the roasting process.
continued.
You are welcome, nothing further that I can report.
Horse Fly Spray recipe
DAWN blue dish detergent
Cider vinegar
Water
Mix together in equal parts. Spray.
Not only does this make a pretty blue spray, it must make it easy to
wash your horse, too. :)
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Foot Polish
The April 2008 issue of Spa Magazine had an interesting recipe for a foot
Polish.
Ingredients
1 cup Dead Sea or Epsom salts
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup jojoba oil
3 drops essential oil of your choice
Directions
Crush salts using a mortar and pestle
Mix lemon juice & oils together in a small dish
Add wet ingredients to salt mixture in a large bowl
With your hands, apply the scrub to feet and ankles using firm pressure on
Rough places, such as heels, and a light touch on sensitive spots like the
Soles.
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Conscious Deep Breathing
Guest article by Robert Sgovio
Conscious deep breathing is one of the most simple ways to calm and integrate the mind and body. The body is always breathing. You are always breathing. The first step toward having the breath be your ally is to become more aware of it. The next step is to make subtle shifts that will allow the breath to be easier and deeper. You might notice that your belly is tight and the breath is shallow. Or, the exhale is quick and unconscious while the inhale is almost non-existent. Whatever your particular patterns are, here are some simple directions toward breathing well and being well.
Soften the Belly
When breathing, the diaphragm should be relaxed enough that your abdominal wall rises and falls with the breath. Your belly should expand and fill when you inhale, and empty completely when you exhale.
If you are an athlete, with a muscular stomach, give yourself time and practice when learning how to relax this vital area.
Diagnose Imbalances
It is ideal if the length of the inhale and exhale are approximately the same. As you pay attention to your breathing, you may first find that your belly is not moving. Correct this by practicing softening, relaxing, and stretching the abdominal wall, in addition to allowing long relaxed breaths, both in and out. As your breath becomes balanced, your mind becomes balanced. As your deep breath becomes a way of being, your body and mind becomes robust and serene at the same time.
Stretching and Bodywork
People often have difficulty breathing deeply because the back muscles and intercostals (around and between the ribs) are too tight. Stress, lack of exercise, too much exercise, or bodily held feelings often cause the muscle groups around torso to restrict the movement of the rib cage. As stress and holding dissolves, the breathing parts (belly, diaphragm, ribs, lungs, and back) can move in an easier way. The diaphragm opens more. The chest and back muscles soften, creating more ease for the rising and falling of the ribs. Stretching, stress reduction, meditation, bodywork, general relaxation, and emotional release all contribute toward dissolving body armor and making the body more open.
Practice Breath Awareness
It is not likely that you will always be aware of your breathing. Therefore, I suggest that you set aside times to practice and focus upon the breath. I like to practice slow deep breathing when I am working at the computer, when driving on long stretches of open road, when giving bodywork, and as a way to begin meditation. It tends to foster a relaxed, focused state of mind. Take long deep breaths, both in and out, relax the belly, breathe, flow, and go. My meditation always begins with a few moments of being mindful of the breath.
The breath can also be used to open the heart. In Tonglen Buddhist meditation, you practice breathing in the suffering of all beings around you. On the exhale you release and send any happiness or joy you have. Or, you can contemplate all the dualities of life. Breathe in, life is born. Breathe out, life dies. Breathe in, day. Breathe out, night. Breathe in, yin. Breathe out, yang.
Breathing is so basic. It is one of the easiest things to miss. And that is also how our essential nature is: basic, natural. But, we have habits of complicating this. Then we spend years trying to shed our complications. However and whenever you consciously breathe, do it with awareness, an attitude of good health, and a love for yourself, and all of life.
About this Contributor: Robert Sgovio is a bodyworker, group facilitator, life coach coach, and writer in the Houston/Austin.
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Vanilla Orange Sugar Scrub
1/2 cup sea salt
1/2 cup sugar (white, or brown)
1/2 to 1 cup olive oil
zest of one orange
2-3 drops orange essential oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a large mixing bowl, combine the sugar and salt using a spatula.
Zest the orange, then finely chop the zest. Set aside.
Add the oil a little at a time, stirring after each addition. Add enough oil to make a spreadable paste that will easily glide over your skin.
Add the zest, then the essential oil and stir. Add the vanilla extract last and stir again.
Get into shower and wet your skin all over, turn off the shower. Use the scrub all over except on sensitive area such as face, freshly shaved legs, etc. If you use it before your shave, it gives you a smoother shave. Massage your entire body gently allowing the oil to soak in. Pay special attention to knees, elbows and feet. Be careful as the tub or shower may be slippery.
No Bake Oatmeal Cookies
1/3 cup honey
1/4 cup soy or nut milk
1 Tbs carob powder
1 cup quick oats
1/4 tsp vanilla
1/4 cup walnuts
Handful of dried dates
Combine honey, soy milk and carob in pan. Heat till
boiling and boil for 1 minute, stirring. Remove from
heat. Blend all ingredients together. Drop by spoonfuls
onto wax paper or baking sheet sprayed with Pam. Will set
up as they cool. Refrigerate. Makes 12-14.
EZEKIEL STEW
The following recipe was an experiment. With so many people asking how
to
bake bread in case of a power outage, my mind began to wonder. If the
manna
could be ground and made into a cake or boiled and eaten, why couldn´t
the
makings of our Ezekiel Bread? The experiment was a delightful
surprise. This
is the only soup/stew type dish I make that everyone in my family
likes. The
variations are limitless, so be creative. I originally used dried
potatoes
and onions to make this a truly “food storage” dish. ONE recipe fed
our family
of nine for several meals.
1 recipe of the grains and beans for Ezekiel Bread whole, unground
(_see
Ezekiel Bread Recipe_
(http://www.breadbeckers.com/recipes/ezekiel_bread.htm) )
* 5 quarts water
* 2-3 potatoes
* 1 large onion
* 1 Tbs. salt
* 2-4 Tbs. bouillon (chicken or beef)
* pepper to taste
* 3-4 cloves garlic
* 2-3 Tbs. cumin
Bring to a boil. Simmer over low heat 8-10 hours. You may use a
pressure
cooker and cook for only 3-4 hours. Be creative and use any and all
seasonings
and vegetables your family enjoys, such as carrots, tomatoes, chili
powder,
basil etc.
EZEKIEL FASTING BREAD
.
____________________________________
Combine the following whole grains:
* 2-1/2 cups hard red wheat
* 1-1/2 cups spelt or rye (Biblically spelt was used, Ezekiel
4:9)
* 1/2 cup barley (hulled barley)
* 1/4 cup millet
* 1/4 cup lentils (green preferred)
* 2 Tbs. great northern beans
* 2 Tbs. red kidney beans
* 2 Tbs. pinto beans
Stir the above ingredients very well. Grind in flour mill.
(NOTE: all of these grains and beans can be ground in the _GrainMaster
Whisper Mill_
(http://www.breadbeckers.com/grainmasterwhispermill.htm)
with no
problems).
Measure into large bowl or _DLX_
(http://www.breadbeckers.com/DLX_mixer.htm)
:
* 4 cups lukewarm water
* 1 cup honey
* 1/2 cup oil
Add to liquids:
freshly milled flour from the above mixture of grains
* 2 tsp. salt
* 2 Tbs. yeast
Stir or knead until well kneaded about 10 minutes. This is a batter
type
bread and will not form a smooth ball.
Pour dough into greased pans. You may use 2 large loaf pans (10x5x3) or
3
med. loaf pans or 2-9x13 brownie pans. Let rise in a warm place for one
hour or
until the dough is almost to the top of the pan. If it rises too much
it will
over flow the pan while baking.
Bake at 350o for 45-50 minutes for
loaf pans
and 35-40 minutes for brownie pans.
*For fasting divide bread into 8 equal parts weighing 1/2 pound each.
Eat a
1/2 pound cake and drink a quart of water every day. For fasting I do
not
alter the recipe.
This is a very sweet, moist, cake-like bread. For a more traditional
bread
texture I have used this combination of grains in The Beckers Bread and
Roll
recipe. Replacing the 7 cups of flour with the 9 cups of flour from the
milled
grains in this recipe.
You may also add fruits and nuts or use the
flour made
from this mixture in other favorite recipes. This healthy combination
of
grains and beans is worth experimenting with. Combining grains and
beans makes a
complete protein.
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30 Ways to Lower your Summer Electric Bill
Count your way to lower summer electric bills by using the following tips:
1
Have your heat pump or air conditioner serviced by a licensed contractor once a year so it will run more efficiently.
2
Shade your heat pump or air conditioner by planting a tree. This can increase operating efficiency.
3
If you have an evaporative cooler, do not run it and the air conditioner at the same time. The evaporative cooler increases humidity in your home, while the air conditioner works to remove humidity.
4
Install a high-efficiency heat pump when it’s time to replace your air conditioner.
5
Replace your filters. Replace them each month when you receive your electric bill - that way you will remember.
6
Cover sun-struck windows with sun screens, reflective film, or awnings to keep the heat out.
7
If your home has a fireplace, be sure the damper is closed tightly.
8
Weather strip, caulk, and seal all seams, cracks, and openings to the outside.
9
Insulate switch plates and outlet covers which are located on outside walls.
10
Raise your thermostat to at least 78 degrees. For every degree higher you set it, you’ll save 2 to 3 percent on the air conditioning part of your electric bill.
11
Add insulation to your attic.
12
Wrap air conditioning ducts with insulation; seal the seams with duct tape. You can save up to 10 percent of your cooling costs by insulating and tightening up ducts.
13
Plant trees to add shade.
14
Use a timer for your water heater. Turn your water heater down to 130 degrees (140 degrees if you have a dishwasher).
15
Install low-flow aerators in your bathrooms. You’ll save both water and energy.
16
Repair leaky faucets, especially hot water faucets.
17
Barbecue whenever possible to keep heat out of the kitchen.
18
Take short showers (six minutes or less) instead of baths.
19
Don’t open the refrigerator for longer or more often than necessary. Decide what you want before you open the door.
20
Don’t put a second refrigerator in the garage or outside.
21
Use the microwave, toaster oven or crock pot instead of the oven.
22
Put lids on pans to hold in the heat while cooking.
23
Do full dishwasher loads and use the “air dry” setting.
24
Make sure you wash a full load of clothes; a partial load uses almost as much energy and water.
25
Wash everything you can in cold water. Not only does it save on water heating costs, it keeps your home cooler as well.
26
Don’t over-dry your clothes. Not only is it hard on the fabric, it also adds unwanted heat to your home and uses more energy.
27
Remember to clean the lint filter after every dryer load.
28
Do all of your ironing at one time to prevent having to heat the iron several times.
29
Turn off the lights when you leave the room. Not only do they use energy, but they also heat up the room and make your air conditioner work harder.
30
Consider replacing your regular incandescent bulbs with compact fluorescent ones. Fluorescents last longer, use less electricity, and help your home stay cooler in the summer because they generate less heat than conventional lighting.
News in brief
guardian.co.uk - UK
A gang of chicken thieves with 70 stolen birds crammed into the back of
their car were caught when traffic police pulled it over for being
badly
driven in ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/jun/08/1
See all stories on this topic:
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Of course I had to post this...........if you have ever lived with chickens, your imagination will have you laughing too.
Granny
http://survivingthemiddleclasscrash.wordpress.com/2008/06/08/i-had-a-dream/
I Had a Dream…
Posted by Barbara Peterson under Survival | Tags: food, health care, medicine, post economic crash, preparedness, Survival, sustainability |
I had a dream the other night in which there was famine. Fuel was not available, and the land was barren. This dream affected me greatly because of our current state of world affairs, and the way our politicians are hell-bent on national destruction. I hope it does not come to this, but if we are indeed being thrown straight into third-world status, we need to prepare.
Most people I have come across that realize the need to prepare for the coming economic crash emphasize purchasing survival equipment and stocking up on food. But what do you do when the food you have stored is gone? This is a question that not many have tackled, and one that needs to be answered.
The answer is that the best survival equipment you can have at your disposal is a basic set of skills. This skill-set should contain things such as how to grow your own food and how to apply basic medical attention to yourself and those around you.
When the grocery store shelves are either bare or the food on them is so high-priced that only the rich can afford it, we need to know how to survive off the land. When access to health care is not possible, we need to be able to take care of basic health-care needs ourselves.
The Surviving the Middle Class Crash website is dedicated to providing people with information they can use to learn skills needed to survive in a post-crash world. Learning these skills takes time and soon, if the indicators we are seeing are correct, we will need to know how to apply these skills. The time to start learning is when you still have the capability to brush off the mistakes and start again without serious consequences.
There are many links on the site dedicated to growing healthy food. This morning I posted a link devoted to healthcare that I received from a friend, Carroll, titled “Where There Is No Doctor.” Thank you Carroll, for this timely submission. This is a free downloadable e-book from the Hesperian Foundation. Here is an excerpt from the introduction:
It [the book] has been written in the belief that:
· Health care is not only everyone’s right, but everyone’s responsibility.
· Informed self-care should be the main goal of any health program or
activity.
· Ordinary people provided with clear, simple information can prevent and
treat most common health problems in their own homes—earlier, cheaper,
and often better than can doctors.
· Medical knowledge should not be the guarded secret of a select few, but
should be freely shared by everyone.
· People with little formal education can be trusted as much as those with a
lot. And they are just as smart.
· Basic health care should not be delivered, but encouraged.
Some of the book’s instructions may not apply, or are invalid such as any referral to Sodium Fluoride as being good for the teeth. However, the bulk of the material is valuable, so please use common sense when figuring out how to apply the health-care methods proposed in this book.
Again, and I cannot emphasize strongly enough; we need to be prepared, and we need to start now. Stocking up on food and supplies is only a temporary fix. When the food and supplies run out, we need to know how to replace them. Learning how to grow your own food and take care of basic medical needs are necessary survival skills that we will all need to develop or simply go without.
Here is a link to the free e-book “Where There Is No Doctor.”
Copyright 2008, Barbara H. Peterson
http://www.hesperian.org/publications_download_wtnd.php
Where There Is No Doctor
We are happy to have other organizations link to our online publications, but in order to prevent out-of-date or altered editions of our publications from being accessed online, we do not allow Hesperian publications to be posted on other sites without our explicit permission.
The entire book is now available for download:
* Table of Contents: Introduction, Note About This New Edition
* Front matter: Cover, How to Use This Book, Acknowledgements
* Brown Pages: Words To The Village Health Worker
* Chapter 1: Home Cures and Popular Beliefs
* Chapter 2: Sicknesses that are Often Confused
* Chapter 3: How to Examine a Sick Person
* Chapter 4: How to Take Care of a Sick Person
* Chapter 5: Healing Without Medicines
* Chapter 6: Right and Wrong Use of Modern Medicines
* Chapter 7: Antibiotics: What They Are and How To Use Them
* Chapter 8: How To Measure and Give Medicine
* Chapter 9: Instructions and Precautions for Injections
* Chapter 10: First Aid
* Chapter 11: Nutrition: What to Eat to Be Healthy
* Chapter 12: Prevention: How to Avoid Many Sicknesses
* Chapter 13: Some Very Common Sicknesses
* Chapter 14: Serious Illnesses That Need Special Medical Attention
* Chapter 15: Skin Problems
* Chapter 16: The Eyes
* Chapter 17: The Teeth, Gums, and Mouth
* Chapter 18: The Urinary System and the Genitals
* Chapter 19: Information for Mothers and Midwives
* Chapter 20: Family Planning- Having the Number of Children You Want
* Chapter 21: Health and Sicknesses of Children
* Chapter 22: Health and Sicknesses of Older People
* Chapter 23: The Medicine Kit
* The Green Pages: The Uses, Dosage, and Precautions for Medicines
* The Blue Pages: New Information
* Vocabulary: Explaining Difficult Words
* Information: Addresses for Teaching Materials, Dosage Blanks, Patient Report, Information on Vital Signs, Abbreviations, Weight, Volume
* Index (Yellow Pages)
To buy the complete book, visit our online store
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How to Save Money on Bread and Pizza Yeast
by momandpopoften
Save Money on Bread and Pizza Yeast
Save Money on Bread and Pizza Yeast
Introduction
Yeast can be the most expensive ingredient by far when you’re making your own bread or pizza. Or not! If you do one little step at least 5 hours ahead of time, you can grow your own yeast!
Instructions
Difficulty: Easy
Things You’ll Need
* 1 cup flour
* 1 cup water
* 1/16 yeast
* 16 oz+ jar or bowl
Steps
1
Step One
Mix 1 cup of flour, 1 cup of water, and 1/16 teaspoon instant yeast in your jar or bowl. The way I measure the yeast is by filling a 1/4 teaspoon half way and then tap off half of that amount with my finger. This will be enough for one loaf of bread.
2
Step Two
Place the polish on the counter and let sit until bubbly – at least five hours. You can do it the night before if you need it in the morning or in the morning for dinner use. If you don’t plan to use it within 12 hours then place it covered in the refrigerator. It’ll be good for about two days.
3
Step Three
Adjust your recipe. Reduce the flour and liquid ingredients by one cup each. And, of course, don’t add any other yeast.
4
Step Four
When you’re ready to make your bread or pizza, just add it to the dough with the wet ingredients and proceed as usual. If the polish has been refrigerated be sure to let the poolish warm up for an hour before using it.
Overall Tips & Warnings
* One advantage of this slow ferment is that it brings out the taste of whole grains nicely.
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Are you tired of spending a small fortune on that little ‘miscellaneous’ line of your
budget? Do you ever wonder what kind of poisons are lurking in the plastic bottles
under your bathroom cabinet? Here are a few recipes for clean(er) and green(er)
household supplies. Just remember, as with all cleaners, these should be kept
out of children’s reach and use with care.
Disinfectant Air Freshening Spray
Ingredients:
* 15 drops lavender oil
* 8 drops orange or lemon oil
* 2 drops eucalyptus oil
* 1/4 cup water
Instructions: Combine all in a spray bottle; shake well before each use. Mixture
can be sprayed into the air.
Dishwasher Soap
Ingredients (for one load):
* 1 Tablespoon Borax
* 1 Tablespoon Baking soda
Instructions: Combine and use as you would use normal powdered dishwasher
soap. Increase proportion of soda slightly for hard water. Plain, undiluted vinegar
can be used instead of rinse aid.
Carpet Spot Remover:
Ingredients:
* white vinegar
* baking soda
Mix white vinegar and baking soda together to form a paste. Then, work the paste
into the carpet stain with an old toothbrush, or something similar. Allow the paste
to dry; then vacuum up the baking soda, and the stain should be gone.
**Warning** Your carpet may not be colorfast, so try this in a closet or other non-
obvious area first.
Welcome! The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,499 groups with 5,263,000 members across the globe. It’s a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It’s all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills. Each local group is moderated by a local volunteer (them’s good people). Membership is free. To sign up, find your community by entering it into the search box above or by clicking on “Browse Groups” above the search box. Have fun!
I signed up for the local Freecycle group to see what it is all about.
You will be amazed at what people give away and LOL, also what they ask for.
As I don’t go out or have people here, I will not take part in it, but I promise you that I would have a few years ago.
Manure, pot belly pigs, chickens, washers, tvs, clothes, food.
It is fun to read the wants and beautiful to know that folks get what they need.
granny
If you want a chuckle and ideas on bread making, check out this page, they show her first attempt at “Artisan Breadmaking” and she explains the no kneading recipe.
http://www.momadvice.com/blog/2008/05/adventures-in-breadmaking-artisan-bread.htm
“You cover the dough and let it rise for two hours and then you stick it in the fridge for a minimum of three hours and up to fourteen days. Yes, that’s right..fourteen days! According to the authors, the dough will taste better and better the longer the dough sits in there and you can even use some of your old dough as a starter for a new dough, much like the process of making a sour dough starter.”
http://splendidtable.publicradio.org/recipes/accompaniments_fiveminute.shtml
Five-Minute Artisan Bread
December 15, 2007
From Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day: The Discovery that Revolutionizes Home Baking by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois (Thomas Dunne Books, 2007). Copyright 2007 by Jeff Hertzberg and Zoe Francois.
Serves 4
Note: This recipe must be prepared in advance.
* 1-1/2 tablespoons granulated yeast (about 1-1/2 packets)
* 1-1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
* 6-1/2 cups unbleached flour, plus extra for dusting dough
* Cornmeal
In a large plastic resealable container, mix yeast and salt into 3 cups lukewarm (about 100 degrees) water. Using a large spoon, stir in flour, mixing until mixture is uniformly moist with no dry patches. Do not knead. Dough will be wet and loose enough to conform to shape of plastic container. Cover, but not with an airtight lid.
Let dough rise at room temperature, until dough begins to flatten on top or collapse, at least 2 hours and up to 5 hours. (At this point, dough can be refrigerated up to 2 weeks; refrigerated dough is easier to work with than room-temperature dough, so the authors recommend that first-time bakers refrigerate dough overnight or at least 3 hours.)
When ready to bake, sprinkle cornmeal on a pizza peel. Place a broiler pan on bottom rack of oven. Place baking stone on middle rack and repeat oven to 450 degrees, preheating baking stone for at least 20 minutes.
Sprinkle a little flour on dough and on your hands. Pull dough up and, using a serrated knife, cut off a grapefruit-size piece (about 1 pound). Working for 30 to 60 seconds (and adding flour as needed to prevent dough from sticking to hands; most dusting flour will fall off, it’s not intended to be incorporated into dough), turn dough in hands, gently stretching surface of dough, rotating ball a quarter-turn as you go, creating a rounded top and a bunched bottom.
Place shaped dough on prepared pizza peel and let rest, uncovered, for 40 minutes. Repeat with remaining dough or refrigerate it in lidded container. (Even one day’s storage improves flavor and texture of bread. Dough can also be frozen in 1-pound portions in airtight containers and defrosted overnight in refrigerator prior to baking day.) Dust dough with flour.
Using a serrated knife, slash top of dough in three parallel, ¼-inch deep cuts (or in a tic-tac-toe pattern). Slide dough onto preheated baking stone. Pour 1 cup hot tap water into broiler pan and quickly close oven door to trap steam. Bake until crust is well-browned and firm to the touch, about 30 minutes. Remove from oven to a wire rack and cool completely.
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On this page are several interesting recipes, Ginger Beer, Greek Yogurt [how to make] and Sourdough Apple Fritters and several others.
granny
Her writing makes me smile.
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