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Ophelia[_11_]

"sf" > wrote in message
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> On Tue, 21 Jan 2014 09:48:09 -0000, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
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>> > wrote in message
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>> > On Monday, January 20, 2014 5:48:22 PM UTC-6, jmcquown wrote:
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>> >> On 1/20/2014 6:37 PM, wrote:
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>> >>
>> >> > Why would you think self-rising cornmeal would contain flour?? It
>> >> > contains
>> >> > leavener(s) as does self-rising flour. Self-rising flour doesn't
>> >> > contain
>> >> > cornmeal and self-rising cornmeal doesn't contain flour.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Agreed, I've never seen self-rising cornmeal that contained flour.
>> >> Just
>> >> leavenings. I don't buy self-rising anything. I'm capable enough to
>> >> add baking powder and salt.
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Jill
>> >>
>> >>
>> > I'm a lazy turd; I buy self-rising flour (even though I am NOT a baker)
>> > and self-rising cornmeal.
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>> If you don't bake, what do you use it for?
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> The only thing I use self rising flour for is beer bread... probably
> because I learned how to make beer bread before I knew what
> self-rising flour really was and thought it was "special".
>
> I would think that self-rising whatever is for non-bakers, not for
> bakers. JMO

I use self raising flour for pastry as well as other stuff.

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