In article . com>,
maxine in ri > wrote:

> On Aug 20, 9:33 pm, Melba's Jammin' >
> wrote:
> > In article .com>,
> > maxine in ri > wrote:
>
> > I blush for thanking you. But, but, but. . . . when have you ever eaten
> > anything I've cooked?
>
> Many years ago, you sent me a care package. My husband made fun of
> it until he tried some of your boozeberry jam....

OK. I stand corrected. :-() Didn't make any Boozeberry Jam this year
-- yet. Today I'm looking at more tomato juice. And Plum Something.
I've got about 5-6 cups of plum puree with which to make something
tasty: Plum Butter is divine on homemade white bread; Plum Barbecue
Sauce won a ribbon one year long ago; Plum Ketchup was dumb.

> > > > I don't expect any ribbonality for the bread, though - I think
> > > > it was about 5-10 minutes underdone - just in the center.

> > > Do you ever use a thermometer on your bread?

> > I don't. And I especially don't for this entry into competition because
> > it would put a hole in the bread -- wherever I stuck it. I think the
> > temp of done is 180 deg. Some serious baker will no doubt correct or
> > validate me on that.
>
> But you could use it in the sister loaf, which should be cooking at
> roughly the same rate as the competition one. Just a thought.
>
> Hugs
> maxine in ri

Hah! Never thought of that. I don't decide which is going to the
judges until they're baked and out of the pans, though. :-( If you
could've seen me pondering the selection you'd've laughed! I gotta
think about this. Thanks for the idea.
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com - Fair baking