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Yetzirah

Food Science
Mon Jan 29 2007

In another life, I think I was a scientist. In this life I have a serious lack of education for those higher pursuits. Therefore I fall back on the things that are readily at hand.

Food.

I love to mess around with all things.... fermented and temperature sensitive in the food realm. Making bread in scientific terms is cultivating yeasts. Waking them up, feeding them, encouraging them to grow, and then killing them off in the oven.

You know, science.

In the course of my domestic science career I have made cheese, bread, gingerale, sourdough from fermented raisins, rootbeer, homemade soap, [the ultimate in science experiments in the kitchen in case you were wondering] and of course, yogurt.

Here's my latest batch, cooling down from its required 180 degree scald. Ain't it purrrrty?

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[album 65561 GoofyHen2.JPG]"Such industriousness
while she is still in
her jammies.....
Just imagine what
might get done today
if she actually gets
her clothes on!
The imagination
boggles!

BUK!"
5 Comments
  • From:
    Jade (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Jan 29 2007
    You are far more adventurous in the food science department than I, my friend! Good for you!

    Of course, if I had a little red hen to help out maybe even *I* could make yogurt and soap. (yeah right. lol).
  • From:
    Mamallama (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Jan 29 2007
    Clever you!

    I have always wanted to make soap. Maybe we should add it to our ever growing list! :o)
  • From:
    Pragmatist (Legacy)
    On:
    Mon Jan 29 2007
    All that food!!!

    And I'm struggling with compulsive eating.

    *sigh*

    Shalom
  • From:
    Welshamethyst (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Jan 30 2007
    ummmm, yeah. Purty. Purty scary. I'm still having visions of Sam & Ella visiting.

    I remember, years ago when I was a very small child, a brandy experiment that went horribly wrong underneath my parents bathroom sink.

    I'm scarred for life, what can I say??????/
  • From:
    ImNotLisa (Legacy)
    On:
    Tue Jan 30 2007
    I have to say, somehow I think the yogurt phase is much safer for me than the cookie phase was. Not that I don't like yogurt, mind you, but I'm very happy with my yoplait. ;o) It's very interesting to be sure. Can you be my own personal Alton Brown? LOL