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Here is an olive/pepper jack cheese bread that is a killer. http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/ULnLSGabBI5CLak6Z18ScFELIrMbs_LthhlsiDt4WdrbubC9Q60xp27DRCYfZ32ShYfHVgF6ZM_wsCKiCQBNOQ/Old%20Camp%20Cook/Olive%20Pepper-Jack%20Sourdough.pdf The Kalamata Olives are a bit pricey, but do make a huge...

Here's one I bake quite often. DILL AND ONION BREAD Adapted from The Frugal Gourmet on Our Immigrant Ancestors – Jeff Smith 1990 INGREDIENTS: 2 envelope quick rising yeast ½ cup warm water (105F) 4 Tablespoons melted butter 4 Tablespoons sugar 2 cups warmed small curd creamed cottage cheese...

PS, I make a bread very similar to what you are doing, but I use only one Tablespoon of ADY. Most of the time, I actually substitute one cup of sourdough starter for the yeast. Other than that, it is identical. Pan size, baking temperature, time, etc. When you shape the dough to pan it...

Unless your kitchen is VERY warm, I agree that the dough might not be rising enough. 30 minutes seems awfully short for a second rise. Is it actually getting to the 1 inch above the pans in that time? You might want to try the "finger poke" test. Put your index and middle finger together. Poke...

Charlie, can you believe I cannot find fresh dill here? So next year, I am going to plant some myself so I have it for pickles, etc.

here it is: 5 lbs small firm green tomatoes 1/4 cup canning salt 3 1/2 cups vinegar 3 1/2 cups water 6-7 cloves garlic 6-7 heads fresh dill or 1/4 cup dill seed 6-7 bay leaves recipe says it makes about 6 pints. I find it makes about 5. Process for 15 mins in a hot water bath.

If you have access to a Ball's Canning book, there is a recipe for dilled green tomatoes that I use. You can also "google" dilled green tomatoes. I cut the small ones up into quarters and put in pint jars. Add a garlic clove, a bay leave and some dill (fresh, if you have it - if not about a...

Allen, you trust your better half with a sharp object?? My, my, you are a brave man!!!!!!

Here's a site from a professor at the University of Cinncinati that I use for all my cheese making techniques. The "Farmer's Cheese" is one of my favorites. Fankhauser's Cheese Page In fact, on the American Mozz, he specifically says he used homogonized cow milk.

I encountered much the same thing with DirectTv's competitor. Turns out I was dealing with an overseas call center where I assure you English was not the "mother tongue". After talking for 30 mins, I asked for a supervisor. "I take care of your problem." 20 more minutes of asking for an...

I answered your survey, but I am sure I skewed it for you. The company I work for provides coffee and tea. The only soft drinks I purchase "out" are the ones I buy when I am doing mystery shops on fast food establishments. And have never been in a coffee house in my life. I refuse to pay 6...

An old apple growers' trick which is SUPPOSED to work is to hang red Christmas tree bulbs. The birds are supposed to peck on them and find they are inedible and then don't bother the apples when they ripen. Not speaking from experience, but it sounds good!

I live just about 10 miles east and about 10 miles south of Allen. I got 4.5 inches of rain on Monday and about another 4 inches on Tuesday. I have been building an ark since January. And I can't swim!!!!!

I used 3 pallets for mine, but didn't even bother to nail them together. I just used some wire coat hangers twisted together to keep them upright. If you need another compartment, just add on one more to the back side and the side. The 3 pallets look like the letter "U" and the other two, when...

I just planted six tomato plants upside down last night. I bought the 5 gallon buckets at the 'helpful hardware place" and they happened to be on sale. I drilled 2.5 inch holes in the bottoms and put some foam rubber in the bottoms. Cut an "X" where the hole is. Stuff the plant up thru the...