Christmas Class

[trudy]

Thanks Amanda.  I felt the ones I tasted at the class were so much like the ones we ate in Germany that I think I will try an oven tray first and if that doesn't work then the stone.

[cookie1]

I'll have to try some in the pizza maker. Like Thermomixer I had recently seen pretzels using the lye solution in a book. I wanted to make them but wasn't risking the lye solution. I may try some with  and some without the carb soda to see the difference. I'll report back when I do them. It won't be for a few days at least.  I need some of those 28 hour days at the moment.

[Thermomixer]

Unbelievable, found my 1977, Creative Food Processor Cookbook (for American Cuisinart owners) and there under the soft pretzel recipe was the hint that you could use bicarb soda solution as an alternative !!!

I just liked living dangerously and used lye solutions for soaking olives, so it was no big deal.  The lye solution was good for then cleaning out the drains (that's what is in Drano !!).

Sorry Alioop - did it again?

[I Love Bimby!]

We used to do our own olives on the farm - couldnt believe that the commercial ones are done with Caustic Soda

[CreamPuff63]

The lye solution was good for then cleaning out the drains (that's what is in Drano !!).

Probably just what we need after Christmas 

[alioop]

I just liked living dangerously and used lye solutions for soaking olives, so it was no big deal.  The lye solution was good for then cleaning out the drains (that's what is in Drano !!).

Sorry Alioop - did it again?

lol -  (secretly, I like the gruesome stories Thermomixer  ).    I am very much a "realist", and think that knowing the bare facts are good - especially about food and what exactly is in what we are eating (even though it may be scary!!).