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> "Charles Perry" > wrote in message
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>> On the other hand, there is nothing difficult at all about
>> bread. The Stone Age cultures baked bread, not a college degree
>> or high school diploma among them.

We might add... especially since we have steam injected ovens, gas and
electric ranges, baker's math, flour mills and gram scales. (things that
took education to develop...)

I believe it was more challenging and took greater insight to bake bread
when the technology we take for granted is absent.

>>It only gets difficult when we feel that we must exactly control the outcomes
>> and understand the science in the process.

I suspect this is why we got past the Stone Age.

>>Then we turn to authors that don't really understand what is going on, but
>>spin good tales. We believe, we get confused - for no good reason.
>>

So the professionals: Nancy Silverton, Peter Reinhart et al. don't get it.
What's mo we are sheep.

>> Forget the bogus science. The two most important rules a
>>
>> 1. Keep good Karma in the kitchen
>>
>> 2. Don't **** off the Bread Faeries
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Baaa!!!

Sorry Charles... I couldn't help myself.

Will