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Flowers acquired. Had to buy two small bunches of roses as the blooms in the large bunches were blown and wouldn't have lasted till Sunday, never mind till Tuesday.

And I just happened (ahem) to time things for final reductions, and I therefore I also have buns, avocados, raspberries, blueberries, lemons and a job lot each of tomatoes and "finest" custard.

And *FINALLY* there was yeast in the baking aisle!!! :girldance: So I bought a tin as I'm a bit fed up of my sourdough "plops"
 

Kempstonian

Has the memory of a goldfish
Location
Bedford
Flowers acquired. Had to buy two small bunches of roses as the blooms in the large bunches were blown and wouldn't have lasted till Sunday, never mind till Tuesday.

And I just happened (ahem) to time things for final reductions, and I therefore I also have buns, avocados, raspberries, blueberries, lemons and a job lot each of tomatoes and "finest" custard.

And *FINALLY* there was yeast in the baking aisle!!! :girldance: So I bought a tin as I'm a bit fed up of my sourdough "plops"
Is sourdough easy to make? I've never tried it. (I'm one stage up from egg sandwiches but no expert)
 

Jenkins

Legendary Member
Location
Felixstowe
Even better is that I have next week off work (not even working from home) and don't go back until Saturday :dance:
Totally jinxed myself by posting that - due to a lack of staff, I now have to go in on Tuesday and spend the morning playing with wheat.

As a bit of compensation I stopped off on the way home and got some rolls from the local bakers and some lovely smoked back bacon from the butcher just down the road as a treat for dinner. Brown sauce before anyone asks.
 

classic33

Leg End Member
Totally jinxed myself by posting that - due to a lack of staff, I now have to go in on Tuesday and spend the morning playing with wheat.

As a bit of compensation I stopped off on the way home and got some rolls from the local bakers and some lovely smoked back bacon from the butcher just down the road as a treat for dinner. Brown sauce before anyone asks.
Are the two items purchased for immediate use, or on Tuesday, when you play with the wheat?
 

Jenkins

Legendary Member
Location
Felixstowe
Are the two items purchased for immediate use, or on Tuesday, when you play with the wheat?
They were purchased for almost immediate consumption when I got home. I think the wheat would make even slightly overgrilled bacon rolls too crunchy to eat.
 
Is sourdough easy to make? I've never tried it. (I'm one stage up from egg sandwiches but no expert)

It can be temperamental. Well, my current culture is. Although now that I have more yeast, I'm probably going to ditch it and start again when I can get a reliable supply of rye flour to feed it.

But when you've got a culture that is vigorous and reliable, it's no harder than making yeasted bread if you don't go for the high hydration recipes. Although the mantra (as with all bread) is "watch the dough, not the clock."
 
Morning.
It is grey out . It was much clearer at about 2.45 this morning so I got up and looked for that comet . Couldn't see it ! :angry:. I could see the Plough and loads of other stars. Not sure if it was hiding behind a bank of cloud which was drifting over slowly . I did see a satellite which shone really brightly for a second before drifting off . I went back to bed at 5 past 3.
Schrodie turned up to see what I was doing but decided to stay out for the night as he had much better things to do .
 
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