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Egg recipes
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> On Tue, 17 Sep 2013 13:29:22 +0100, "Ophelia"
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>>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>>> On 9/15/2013 9:08 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>> On 9/15/2013 8:49 PM, wrote:
>>>>> On Sunday, September 15, 2013 5:12:44 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
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>>>>>> vinegar and egg
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>>>>> Vinegar and egg???
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>>>> yep
>>>> flour, salt, water, vinegar and an egg
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>>> When I was in my teens my dad got into making pie crust. I've no idea
>>> why; I don't remember him (or Mom) actually baking a pie. I do remember
>>> him saying to add a little white vinegar to the mix.
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>>Never in all my years of baking have I ever seen that or even heard of it.
>>What is it supposed to do?
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> Maybe a NA thing, I had to swap out recipes containing flour when I
> came here (particularly Yorkies) and that was often in pastry recipes,
> not that I use it. Just flour, lard, salt and enough water to do the
> job.
Yep! Same here! I brush the tops with egg so they will brown nicely.
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