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  • in reply to: Changes at King Arthur Flour #25736
    chocomouse
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      The Sir Galahad is what KAF sells wholesale, to "professional" bakers, in 50 pound bags. I believe it is the same flour as their All-Purpose; it behaves the same way. For me, it's just a convenient way to buy flour, and I use about 100 pounds a year.

      in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of July 19, 2020? #25735
      chocomouse
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        Cass, I think Sheila has the right idea!

        in reply to: Changes at King Arthur Flour #25729
        chocomouse
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          I buy KAF Sir Galahad AP flour in 50 pound bags. I've been thinking about changing out an old poster of birds I have in my studio. I'm going to try cutting the next empty bag to fit the poster frame. I might have to lightly iron the brown paper bag to get some wrinkles out, and I might need to have it matted. I just really don't want to let go of that old logo!

          in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of July 19, 2020? #25728
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            Dinner tonight was ribs, cole slaw,macaroni salad, green salad, and green and yellow beans. The cabbage, greens, and beans were all from the garden.

            Roughing it means boondocking without solar panels.

            in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of July 19, 2020? #25713
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              Today I baked a blueberry cobbler. It's OK, but needs some changes. I used the Boyajian lemon oil and it leaves a terrible after-taste, kind of metallic, artificial which also overpowers the blueberry flavor and really ruins the cobbler. It does have the cake-like quality of the cobber that we prefer, compared to a crsip-type topping.

              in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of July 19, 2020? #25712
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                We finally got some rain, overnight and a couple of passing showers during the day, for a total of .56 inches. That totals about 1 inch for the month of July so far. To celebrate, I made pizza for dinner!

                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of July 19, 2020? #25696
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                  Another salad night at our house: chicken salad from leftover chicken breasts, more leftover macaroni salad, a tomato and onion salad, and fresh cole slaw using the first cabbage from our garden. Another hot and humid day, with thunderstorms in the area, but not a drop of rain in our neighborhood.

                  in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of July 19, 2020? #25689
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                    That looks really good, Len. We've learned that opening the top of the grill lets out a ton of hot air, much more than opening the oven door. As Aaron asks, did you have the lid off? Or, if shut, maybe don't rotate the pizza as frequently or open the lid to check doneness.

                    in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of July 19, 2020? #25674
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                      Tonight we had shrimp marinated in Stonewall Kitchen pineapple-ginger sauce, grilled on skewers, with fresh green and yellow beans and macaroni salad.

                      I just wrote bacon on my grocery list! I have enough lettuce for an army, and tons of green tomatoes - just waiting for them to ripen. The Romas are looking great, but also still green. Pizza is on the menu for Thursday night, but I'll still be using last summer's tomato sauce.

                      in reply to: Changes at King Arthur Flour #25663
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                        Mike, I was thinking back to the early 1800s when the Wood's flour company started. They carted their bulk flours through the street of Boston in wooden kegs stamped with pictures of a knight on a horse. I was not referring to any connection to the mythical kingdom of the Middle Ages. I do recall that the flour they first sold was imported from England, it was not milled from US raised wheat.

                        in reply to: Changes at King Arthur Flour #25657
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                          Does that new logo look like it belongs to Burger King? I'm OK with the new name - KA(F? BC?) as it does reflect more accurately the current mission of the company. But the knight, the horse! And that gorgeous knight in shining armor that stands in the entry way by the Cafe! I asked if they would be changing the name of the Sir Galahad and Sir Lancelot professional flours and the response was, so far, no change. I wish they had retained more of the historical connection to King Arthur.

                          in reply to: What are you Baking the Week of July 19, 2020? #25653
                          chocomouse
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                            I assume by now most of you have heard about the change at KAF to King Arthur Baking Company, and the new logo. I tried to start a new thread about this, but couldn't figure out how to do that. What do you think of the changes?

                            in reply to: Link to Maple Buttermilk Bread Recipe #25636
                            chocomouse
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                              I need to add to my photo/comments about the loaf of bread on steroids! Not only did the that recipe make that huge loaf of bread -- it made 6 hot dog buns also. You can just barely see a bun at the edge of the photo. They were free-standing, and don't seem to be over-grown.

                              in reply to: Link to Maple Buttermilk Bread Recipe #25635
                              chocomouse
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                                I will definitely make 2 loaves of the bread next time! I should think it would make 2 dozen rolls. I make 1 dozen out of a typical 3 cups of flour recipe. I do make smaller roll than what I see for sale in bakeries!

                                in reply to: What are you Cooking the Week of July 19, 2020? #25615
                                chocomouse
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                                  Tonight we had potato salad, broccoli salad, seafood salad, and watermelon chunks. Salads are planned leftovers: one salad gets finished off each night, and one new salad added! Tomorrow night I should add a pasta-veggie salad. It's too darn hot to grill or cook inside. We have 2 more days of temps in the upper 90s, for a total of 4 in a row. This is our 3rd official heat wave this summer. This is very unusual for Vermont.

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