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Boron Elgar[_1_] Boron Elgar[_1_] is offline
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On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:33:06 -0700, viince >
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>There again I think anybody really interested in bread making should
>learn how to assess the consistency of the bread.
>Percentages of water and flour can be really different depending on
>many things and don't always mean much. Following a recipe to the
>letter doesn't always do good.
>I think recipes are good for pastry stuff, cake stuff, and other fancy
>thingies. but when making bread, you have to feel the dough and then
>see.
>


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attitude can get you shot.

Boron