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Default Rosin/Resin Baked Potatoes

On Thu, 19 Sep 2013 08:10:57 -0600, Janet Bostwick
> wrote:

> On Wed, 18 Sep 2013 23:03:02 -0700, sf > wrote:
> snip
> >
> >No idea what rosin is, but that won't stop me from thinking this
> >concept sounds absolutely terrible. How do you bake an item when it
> >is being boiled? Seeing that a "Cracker Barrel" recipe is #2 on the
> >Google hit list doesn't make it any better.

>
> rosin is what violinists rub on the bow hairs to make the bow grab the
> strings. It's what ballet dancers put on the toes of their shoes.
> What weight lifters put on their hands. Gymnasts put it on their
> hands, etc., etc., etc. It's that white powdered stuff, used for its
> sticky properties.
>

That's what I thought, then I looked it up and confirmed - which makes
the recipe even worse - stomach turning in fact.


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