On 2020-04-10 9:51 a.m., gtwrek wrote:
> In article >,
> bob prohaska > wrote:
>> It seems flour, especially bread flour but also everything else,
>> has gotten extremely scarce in the last few weeks. I can't even
>> find it on-line.
>>
>> My needs aren't urgent, but when the stock gets below a couple
>> 5-lb bags I start looking to replenish. Not possible right now.
>>
>> Anybody got a hint what's going on? I can't believe all that many
>> folks are actually making their own bread.....
>
> Yes, folks are simply baking more. Bread is one of those comfort
> foods that almost all enjoy. And now where picking up fresh
> loaves multiple times a week at the market, well it's just not
> the best idea.
>
> My college kids are home. Taking classes online. And when they're
> bored, it appears, they like to cook and bake. I've not made dinner
> in weeks! (On to dishes duty for me - that's ok!). My son has
> baked breakfast sausage loafs 2-3 times in the last month. His
> last loaf was truly picture worthy. Daughter made Kaiser rolls for
> a pulled pork shoulder I smoked. Delicious.
>
> We burned through our ~10 lbs stash fairly quickly, early on. Were
> lucky enough to get another 5 lbs at the grocery - but that went
> quick too. A friend was lucky enough to score a 25 lbs bag for us
> from Costco, which we're sharing. A neighbor has given us a sample from
> her Sourdough starter, which I've been feeding 50g of flour and water
> each day, building it up enough for some loaves. Been ages since I
> played with sourdough - before said college kids were born. Should
> be a fun learning experience.
>
> I only hope I can up my excercise routines up enough to offset all the
> additional calories from all this good cooking.
>
> Hope all's well for anyone in this (mostly) silent newsgroup..
>
> Regards,
> Mark
>
Post about bread on rec.food.sourdough and alt.bread.recipes too as they
are also struggling.