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Default Is homemade Gingerbread much better than store bought?

On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 19:35:54 GMT, "Gregory Morrow"
<gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@eart hlink.net> wrote:

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>Curly Sue wrote:
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>> When I was at the store today I priced a quart of Friendly's
>> buttermilk at $1.99 (usually I buy it at another store where it's
>> $1.59)

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>I concoct my own by simply adding a heaping teaspoon or three of vinegar to
>a quart of milk and leaving it out all night so it sours/clabbers a little
>bit. Works okay in a pinch...
>
>--
>Best
>Greg
>


(Ah, my posts are finally getting through today!)

That's a lot of sour milk. How long does it last? Buttermilk keeps a
long time which is good because it takes at least a month for me to
use a quart.

Of course, one could add the vinegar to just a cup of milk, and it is
cheaper than buttermilk.

Sue(tm)
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