SC - Advice -- Tools for crushing stuff (was shortbread help)
Ladypeyton at aol.com
Ladypeyton at aol.com
Mon Sep 29 15:32:08 PDT 1997
In a message dated 9/29/97 3:04:08 PM, you wrote:
> am taking to heart the advice to crush the shortbread, but wondering what
tools
>(short of running over it with the car) would be best. This isn't really a
narrow
>question about this particular bit of shortbread, but a broader question
about,
>for example, what types of mortars and pestles are best for what uses (I've
seen
>advertised mortar and pestle sets made out of wood, ceramic, and brass; what
works
>best where?) (As an aside, what I'll probably do for this shortbread is
combine
>my short-handled maul with my husband's anvil. This stuff is -really-
hard.)
OK. Completely non-period, but, I've found that one of those REALLY heavy
duty freezer zip-lock bags and either a hammer or a meat pounder works
wonderfully.
Peyton
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