Goomba wrote:
> On 12/9/11 10:13 AM, A.Nonny.Mouse wrote:
>
>> What I am looking for is the old type, like my Mom and both
>> grandmothers used.
>>
>> It had a thick twisted wire handle, with a loop large enough for my
>> thumb to go through on the end opposite the bristle end. The
>> bristle end is the important part. The bristles were stiff enough
>> to get into corners of pans and into the smaller indentations of
>> ornate mold type pans. It wasn't so stiff that it would ruin the
>> tops of pastry when it was used for it's originally intended purpose.
>>
>> It was NOT one of those limber, practically useless silicone rubber
>> things that every place in the world sells today. It was NOT a
>> small, softer bristled brush resembling a natural bristle paint
>> brush that you might use for painting the rungs on the back of your
>> chairs.
>
>
> That sounds more like an old fashioned basting brush-the type often
> used on poultry during roasting. Try looking in the grilling section
> of your local hardware store.

OK, maybe I'm using the wrong term here, that makes more sense because you
really did have to be careful when brushing uncooked pastries, but pastry
brush was what Mom and both Grandmoms called it.

Yes, I have looked at grilling departments and @ BBQ/grilling stores and
all they have is the silicone ones and the ones that can be bought in the
paint department for much less.

Thanks. I am off to Google Search (not to be confused with google gropes)
to look for "basting brushes".

A.
will report back with any success and pictures if successful