On Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:23:20 -0800, BH >
wrote:

>
>All that really matters, "Old Doug" is that you are enjoying the
>experimenting. And this one cost nothing more than a bit of
>buttermilk past its pull date. I'd call that cheap fun.
>
>I hope you'll post the final results of this morning's sponge.
>
>Burney, down south in WA
>
>
Hi Burney,

I agree completely. Far too often, it seems that folks want
to advocate some sort of baking orthodoxy.

Your comment about "cheap fun" seems exactly right to me.

I would also suggest to Doug (if you are not already in the
habit) that it is a good idea to jot down what you did.

More times than I care to describe, I have slapped something
together (because of having some extra starter, running out
of a particular ingredient, or having an unanticipated
appointment interfering with my intended baking schedule
etc.) and had thought that I could remember just what I did
should the results prove to be of interest when they came
out of the oven.

When the result is a mess, I suppose I am happy to forget my
method, but when something of value comes from such
experiments I want to be able to duplicate it. (I also
realize that such records would probably be of value in
avoiding a duplicate mess.)

All the best,
--
Kenneth

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