SC - Trenchers Oh my!

[Hank]

That was it!  I did use a dark beer vice a starter.  Well that would explain
some of what happened.  The bread never really impressed me as rising very
much and I assumed that it was a result of so much flour and the heavy
flours at that.  I wonder if the result would be better with a blend of
white flour.

I am in he middle of a kvas which sadly will be ready a day late I fear.

Muirghen
- -----Original Message-----
From: Jenne Heise <jenne at mail.browser.net>
To: sca-cooks at ansteorra.org <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Date: Thursday, November 09, 2000 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: SC - Trenchers Oh my!


>> Well I trial cooked the Wroclaw trencher recipe from the Florigium and I
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>> must tell you it is awful!  I am sure that it faithfully replicates the =
>> intent of the trencher and if people were expected to actually eat these
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>> things I really do feel their pain!  I made mine with spelt and rye =
>> flour.  The result was heavy and had a bitter after taste.  If you =
>> intend to try this one, I would suggest a trial with a reduced amount.  =
>> I foolishly did the full amount and have regretted it. =20
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>This may be a dumb question, but:
>I notice that the bread recipe in the Florilegium does not include the
>directions for making the 'thick beer' sourdough starter. Did you use a
>sourdough starter for the thick beer, an ale barm, or just plain beer/ale?
>If you used plain beer or ale, that would be part of the problem: you
>would get loaves that were not leavened enough and had much too much hops
>in them, thus being bitter.
> --
>Jadwiga Zajaczkowa, mka Jennifer Heise       jenne at tulgey.browser.net
>disclaimer: i speak for no-one and no-one speaks for me.
>"I do my job. I refuse to be responsible for other people's managerial
>hallucinations." -- Lady Jemina Starker
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