SC - haggis

[Jgoldsp@aol.com]

Greetings from Elizabeth,

I'm a little late in replying. Work has been busy.

Someone asked about a pan of water in the bottom of the oven vs spraying
the oven. I have to admit I haven't tried the pan of water, but it would
seem to me that many little drops on the oven's surface would evaporate
faster and give a higher overall "burst" of humidity than would a pan
of water. But I'm not sure that the overall consistant level of humidity
given by the pan wouldn't do just as good a job as the burst from the
spayer.

(How's that for a wishy-washy answer? :-)  )

On Wed, 11 Nov 1998, Korrin S DaArdain wrote:
> As I think about it, the sudden blast of steam could be dangerious if the
> door is not closed fast enough.

Uh, I've never found it to be hot enough to be dangerous. Eye-glass-fogging,
yes, but not scalding. And my Momma always told me that a steam-bath was
good for the skin. ;-)

> I suggest you use ice cubes, you will
> retain more moisture in the oven in this manner and have less risk of
> injuries.
> Korrin S. DaArdain
> Kingdom of An Tir in the Society for Creative Anachronism.

I'll admit the ice-cube or pan method may produce more overall retained
moisture. 

I tell you what -- my husband has a crew o' friends coming over to pour 
cement in the workshop this weekend. I plan to feed them fresh bread a
couple of times over the course of the day. I'll try both the spray and
ice-cube/pan methods and let you all know what kind of crust each one
produced.

Elizabeth
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Mistress Elizabeth "E.B." Braidwood, Northern Region, An Tir
braidwood at antir.sca.org  or donna at kwantlen.bc.ca

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