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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Oct 31, 2008, at 10:49 PM, SJC wrote:

> I'm totally unplugged about breadmaking.  I just do it.  It's such a
> habit these last 60 years that I never think about what I'm doing.
> Basically I take whatever's around, oats or wheat or barley from
> breakfast, add some liquid and the yeast, let it sit a while, add  
> flour
> and often cheese or steamed wheat or whatever (I like nubbles), mix  
> and
> knead, shove it in the oven (gas over, pilot light), let rise, punch
> down, let rise on a flat medium weight pan sort of like a cookie  
> sheet,
> again in the oven, when almost as high as it "should" be (don't ask,  
> no
> clue!), I turn on oven.  Nose reminds me to check.  I used to threaten
> to write it all down, but while I was threatening the boys all learned
> to do it by having to help from time to time, now no need to do it,  
> but
> those are the basics.
>
> Where are Don and Gene when ya need 'em?

Did I miss a question?

Susan Jane, my bread-making system is about like yours.