[Sca-cooks] hard French baguettes

[Phil Troy / G. Tacitus Adamantius]

On Dec 20, 2005, at 1:11 AM, Stefan li Rous wrote:

> Yes, I'd like to hear about this, too.

See Bear's recent response.

> Although the bagnettes which I can buy in the deli department of my  
> HEB last a little longer than what Urtatim mentions, they do tend  
> to turn into hard logs within a day or two. Offhand parrying weapon  
> for SCA rapier combat anyone? They also come in special plastic  
> bags perforated with thousands of tiny holes, which probably  
> increases their rate of drying out. I don't see this special  
> plastic bag on most other breads. What's the purpose of the special  
> bag?

Probably to allow residual steam to escape without making the crust  
soggy.

Adamantius




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