Gregory Morrow wrote:
> Grettie wrote:
>
> > mordecai-
> > i like to compare and combine elements of recipes i like. with apple
> > cake , or pie, i like to mix apples-definitely granny smith with
> > cortland, gala, winesap empire, macintosh. (for ANY fruit or vegetable
> > "like the old days" find a farmers market in your town for LOCAL
> > produce, IN SEASON . most fruits in supermarkets have been picked
> > before ripe, frozen and shipped. they get mealy as they defrost. i
> > had officially sworn off peaches, until i saw a man with a roadside
> > stand selling fresh jersey peaches. i can only have them for a month
> > each summer, but i make a cake or pie every week.)
> > back to apples . following the instructions of rose levy's book (pie
> > and pastry bible), i try to peel and cut 6 apples about an hour in
> > advance, and mix with sugar, brown sugar (1/2 cup total), 1T lemon
> > juice, some cinnamon, nutmeg and 1/4 t salt. i think the salt draws
> > juice from the apples. let that sit and prepare crust or cake dough.
> > drain fruit. put liquid into a pan over medium heat. add 2 T butter.
> > keep swirling this until it thickens/carmelizes.meanwhile, mix 1T
> > cornstarch into apples (or arrange apple slices on cake batter, no
> > cornstarch . for cake, i scatter nuts over fruit).put fruit into crust.
> > pour thickened juices over fruit and bake
>
>
> Boy, I sure do hope your baking skills are better than your written English
> skills...
>
> --
> Best
> Greg

OK...so the poster made some typos and (gasp!) didn't use caps. BFD.
I thought the post had a lot of very good information, and was easy to
understand. She is posting a recipe on a newsgroup--not writing a
thesis.

And what is with your sig? You insult a person, then sign off with
"Best Greg?" That's like walking up to someone, calling them an
asshole, then telling them to "have a nice day and take care".


--r3