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That's interesting that the homemade baking powder is corn flour, bicarbonate of soda (baking soda) and Vitamin C. I wish that they had put amounts down for it. There are also no amounts for the self-raising flour.

The mystery deepens.

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Cwcdesign--If you edit a post, be sure to uncheck the automatically checked box that says "keep a copy of this." Somehow, not doing so upsets the spam detector. I know this because it has snagged my posts more than once. I think it assumes that a spammer is trying to send repeated posts of the same stuff and reacts accordingly.

Now I shall look at the information you sent. Thanks!

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That looks delicious, Mike!

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I'm glad your friend's test came back negative, Cwcdesign.

I think that you, and the rest of the Nebraska Kitchen family, will appreciate Sunday's Frazz comic strip:

https://www.gocomics.com/frazz/2020/08/09

Our local email list for the town and lake area had an email on Friday that stated the beach lodge would be closed yesterday for professional sanitization due to Covid, and that there would be no lifeguards from now on. Another email announced that one church would not be meeting in person for the next two Sundays. It's not hard to put 2 + 2 together and know that it is definitely in town. As of last Monday, there were 23 cases in our zip code.

So what did I see driving to the grocery this morning? About a dozen young men--high school age, but clearly part of the summer crowd, jaywalking in a large group over to a local restaurant. I wonder if they went inside like that?

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For Sunday dinner, I made Maple Glazed Pork Tenderloin (recipe from Cook’s Illustrated) and mashed potatoes, along with microwaved green beans fresh from our garden.

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I answered correctly.

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There is now an aluminum can shortage:

https://www.foodandwine.com/news/can-shortage-drinking-at-home-quarantine?did=549087-20200808&utm_campaign=faw-daily_newsletter&utm_source=foodandwine.com&utm_medium=email&utm_content=080820&cid=549087&mid=38538386160

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I made crumpets once, so I knew the answer.

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I made another batch of yogurt on Saturday.

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I made the maple granola recipe from KAF’s Whole Grain Baking on Friday, although I follow the revised recipe on the website that uses less oil and adds ½ cup powdered milk. I only used ¼ cup powdered Bob’s Red Mill milk powder because I am down to my last bag, and it is essential for my homemade yogurt. I always cut the coconut to ½ cup, and I add ½ cup pumpkin seeds. When it comes out of the oven, I stir in 2 cups of raisins.

Aaron--the granola is a great snack food, and the recipe can be adjusted according to preferred ingredients. It is easy, with little hands-on time.

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Thank you, Cwcdesign. I also wondered about the double acting vs. single acting, but like you found information that it is the same in the U.S. and U.K. Maybe the self-rising flour has single acting baking powder in it?

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On Thursday, I baked Hot Cross Buns with Blueberries. The wholegrain recipe is my own, although it began life, years ago, as a Los Angeles Times food section recipe. I was able to use the Zo to knead the dough; I had been unsure if it could handle that amount of flour and liquid. I wait and add the blueberries after the first rise, and yes, it is always a bit of a mess. I pat the dough out, put some on half, fold it over, repeat, and eventually incorporate all of them, but it is messy. I do not weigh to make sure the buns are equal, and I do not really form them in more than a rough glob, as I try not to smash too many of the blueberries. (It helps somewhat, but only somewhat, to select firm blueberries.) As I have had issues with acidic fruit affecting my USA pans, instead of using the 11x11` pan that I use for the raisin Hot Cross Buns and make sixteen, I used a 13x9 inch Pyrex dish and a small one that is about 6x10 inches. I made eighteen, putting twelve in the larger dish and six in the smaller one. I baked them on the third shelf up for 25 minutes. I frosted with my usual topping. We had some for dessert this evening.

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When I roasted some acorn squash in slices last year, the recipe said that the skin was edible. My husband did not care for it.

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Ah, those roasting pans are so neat, Joan!

I made minestrone for Thursday’s dinner using leftover potato water from the freezer and the drippings from the turkey we roasted last week. Vegetables were carrots, celery, dried onion, garlic, a yellow and a green zucchini, fresh green beans from our garden, Penzey’s dried parsley, a can of tomatoes and a can of cannellini beans. I forgot the bay leaf. My husband does not care for basil, so I left it out.

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Thanks, Mike. That is helpful.

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