On 4/8/2010 7:52 PM, Benji Z-Man wrote:
> On 09/04/10 14:39, dsi1 wrote:
>> On Apr 8, 5:55 pm, > wrote:
>>> ,---- [ Old-Fashioned Biscuits ]
>>> |
>>> | Just like Grandma used to make
>>> |
>>> | Ingredients:
>>> | 2 c Arrowhead Mills Unbleached White Flour
>>> | 1 tsp aluminum-free baking powder
>>> | 1/2 tsp Hain Pure Foods Sea Salt
>>> | 6 Tbsp cold butter
>>> | 1 c Unsweetened WestSoy Soymilk
>>> |
>>> `----
>>>
>>> When I think of "grandma's biscuits", I don't think of soy milk. I think
>>> of buttermilk or plain milk, at least. The funniest part is that, of
>>> course, they want you to use Arrowhead Mills flour, Hain salt, and
>>> WestSoy
>>> soy milk, all of which are made by "The Hain Celestial Group, Inc."
>>>
>>> Both of these pages have "The Hain Celestial Group, Inc." on the
>>> bottom of
>>> their pages:
>>>
>>> http://www.arrowheadmills.com/recipe...ioned-biscuits
>>>
>>> http://www.westsoy.biz/products/unsweetened.php
>>>
>>> A grass-flavored biscuit is not something I'm even willing to try. I
>>> know
>>> we all feel free to substitute whatever we want in recipes, but to me,
>>> suggesting the use of soy milk in a recipe for biscuits is a laughable
>>> attempt at getting another dollar in sales for their products, and
>>> referring to it with the "Just like Grandma used to make" line is
>>> hilarious.
>>>
>>> Damaeus
>>> --
>>> "Marijuana leads to homosexuality ... and therefore to AIDS."
>>> White House Drug Czar Carlton Turner 1986
>>
>> Hopefully, they're kidding about the "just like grandma used to make."
>> OTOH, the Chinese restaurant down the street makes a soy milk custard
>> that you'd swear was made of the freshest cream - no grass taste at
>> all. If this is possible, then one might be able to make a great
>> biscuit without milk.
>
> I hope not. I'm allergic to soya >_>

I'm lactose intolerant - I guess that makes us even. :-)