SC - Trenchers Oh my!
Jenne Heise
jenne at mail.browser.net
Thu Nov 9 18:00:25 PST 2000
> Well I trial cooked the Wroclaw trencher recipe from the Florigium and I =
> 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 =
> 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
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.
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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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