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Janet- for some reason, I could not reply to your Poilane post. Let's
try again. > >Hey Boron, I was surprised by the reviews of this book. After >reading some of the comments I can understand why. Apparently the >author, Apollonia Poilne , has decided to include starter recipes >from yogurt, and spiking sourdough recipes with yeast. Nothing >ultimately wrong with those approaches but certainly not what was >expected in a book about such a venerable bakery. >What a disappointment. I was all set to purchase the book and settle >down to some serious emersion in bread baking. >Janet US Wasn't this revealed at some point in the past? I seem to recall the founder, Lionel, having a book some years ago and there was either something in the book or the online bread groups were gossiping. But...Graham, do you recall anything about his? |
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Boron Elgar wrote :
> Janet- for some reason, I could not reply to your Poilane post. Let's > try again. >> >>Hey Boron, I was surprised by the reviews of this book. After >>reading some of the comments I can understand why. Apparently the >>author, Apollonia Poilne , has decided to include starter recipes >>from yogurt, and spiking sourdough recipes with yeast. Nothing >>ultimately wrong with those approaches but certainly not what was >>expected in a book about such a venerable bakery. >>What a disappointment. I was all set to purchase the book and settle >>down to some serious emersion in bread baking. >>Janet US > > Wasn't this revealed at some point in the past? I seem to recall the > founder, Lionel, having a book some years ago and there was either > something in the book or the online bread groups were gossiping. > > But...Graham, do you recall anything about his? You cilly sunt. The first time worked just fine and now you've posted the same drivel twice and wasted everyboy's time and bandwidth. Learn how to use your newsreader. -- The real Bruce posting with charset=WINDOWS-1258 (see headers) |
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On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:06:07 -0500, Boron Elgar
> wrote: > Janet- for some reason, I could not reply to your Poilane post. Let's >try again. >> >>Hey Boron, I was surprised by the reviews of this book. After >>reading some of the comments I can understand why. Apparently the >>author, Apollonia Poilne , has decided to include starter recipes >>from yogurt, and spiking sourdough recipes with yeast. Nothing >>ultimately wrong with those approaches but certainly not what was >>expected in a book about such a venerable bakery. >>What a disappointment. I was all set to purchase the book and settle >>down to some serious emersion in bread baking. >>Janet US > > >Wasn't this revealed at some point in the past? I seem to recall the >founder, Lionel, having a book some years ago and there was either >something in the book or the online bread groups were gossiping. > >But...Graham, do you recall anything about his? I don't recall such. Janet US |
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On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 18:23:14 -0700, US Janet >
wrote: >On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:06:07 -0500, Boron Elgar > wrote: > >> Janet- for some reason, I could not reply to your Poilane post. Let's >>try again. >>> >>>Hey Boron, I was surprised by the reviews of this book. After >>>reading some of the comments I can understand why. Apparently the >>>author, Apollonia Poilne , has decided to include starter recipes >>>from yogurt, and spiking sourdough recipes with yeast. Nothing >>>ultimately wrong with those approaches but certainly not what was >>>expected in a book about such a venerable bakery. >>>What a disappointment. I was all set to purchase the book and settle >>>down to some serious emersion in bread baking. >>>Janet US >> >> >>Wasn't this revealed at some point in the past? I seem to recall the >>founder, Lionel, having a book some years ago and there was either >>something in the book or the online bread groups were gossiping. >> >>But...Graham, do you recall anything about his? > >I don't recall such. >Janet US Google's search of groups is no longer what it once was, alas, and I am not even sure if it came up in a Usenet discussion or one of the oodles of browser based bread groups that I used to haunt. I have pretty much given up on all of them as the years have gone by. I am trying to recall the person who was a big Poilane fan on ABR- Alan Zelt? |
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On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:18:16 -0500, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 18:23:14 -0700, US Janet > > wrote: > >>On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:06:07 -0500, Boron Elgar > wrote: >> >>> Janet- for some reason, I could not reply to your Poilane post. Let's >>>try again. >>>> >>>>Hey Boron, I was surprised by the reviews of this book. After >>>>reading some of the comments I can understand why. Apparently the >>>>author, Apollonia Poilne , has decided to include starter recipes >>>>from yogurt, and spiking sourdough recipes with yeast. Nothing >>>>ultimately wrong with those approaches but certainly not what was >>>>expected in a book about such a venerable bakery. >>>>What a disappointment. I was all set to purchase the book and settle >>>>down to some serious emersion in bread baking. >>>>Janet US >>> >>> >>>Wasn't this revealed at some point in the past? I seem to recall the >>>founder, Lionel, having a book some years ago and there was either >>>something in the book or the online bread groups were gossiping. >>> >>>But...Graham, do you recall anything about his? >> >>I don't recall such. >>Janet US > > Google's search of groups is no longer what it once was, alas, and I > am not even sure if it came up in a Usenet discussion or one of the > oodles of browser based bread groups that I used to haunt. I have > pretty much given up on all of them as the years have gone by. > > I am trying to recall the person who was a big Poilane fan on ABR- > Alan Zelt? Yes! He posted his recipe for his version of the Poilane miche. He visited the bakery in Rue du cherche midi too. |
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On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:18:16 -0500, Boron Elgar
> wrote: >On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 18:23:14 -0700, US Janet > >wrote: > >>On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:06:07 -0500, Boron Elgar > wrote: >> >>> Janet- for some reason, I could not reply to your Poilane post. Let's >>>try again. >>>> >>>>Hey Boron, I was surprised by the reviews of this book. After >>>>reading some of the comments I can understand why. Apparently the >>>>author, Apollonia Poilne , has decided to include starter recipes >>>>from yogurt, and spiking sourdough recipes with yeast. Nothing >>>>ultimately wrong with those approaches but certainly not what was >>>>expected in a book about such a venerable bakery. >>>>What a disappointment. I was all set to purchase the book and settle >>>>down to some serious emersion in bread baking. >>>>Janet US >>> >>> >>>Wasn't this revealed at some point in the past? I seem to recall the >>>founder, Lionel, having a book some years ago and there was either >>>something in the book or the online bread groups were gossiping. >>> >>>But...Graham, do you recall anything about his? >> >>I don't recall such. >>Janet US > >Google's search of groups is no longer what it once was, alas, and I >am not even sure if it came up in a Usenet discussion or one of the >oodles of browser based bread groups that I used to haunt. I have >pretty much given up on all of them as the years have gone by. > >I am trying to recall the person who was a big Poilane fan on ABR- >Alan Zelt? > Yes, Alan was the big fan ![]() Janet US |
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On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:52:34 -0700, US Janet >
wrote: >On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:18:16 -0500, Boron Elgar > wrote: > >>On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 18:23:14 -0700, US Janet > >>wrote: >> >>>On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:06:07 -0500, Boron Elgar > wrote: >>> >>>> Janet- for some reason, I could not reply to your Poilane post. Let's >>>>try again. >>>>> >>>>>Hey Boron, I was surprised by the reviews of this book. After >>>>>reading some of the comments I can understand why. Apparently the >>>>>author, Apollonia Poilne , has decided to include starter recipes >>>>>from yogurt, and spiking sourdough recipes with yeast. Nothing >>>>>ultimately wrong with those approaches but certainly not what was >>>>>expected in a book about such a venerable bakery. >>>>>What a disappointment. I was all set to purchase the book and settle >>>>>down to some serious emersion in bread baking. >>>>>Janet US >>>> >>>> >>>>Wasn't this revealed at some point in the past? I seem to recall the >>>>founder, Lionel, having a book some years ago and there was either >>>>something in the book or the online bread groups were gossiping. >>>> >>>>But...Graham, do you recall anything about his? >>> >>>I don't recall such. >>>Janet US >> >>Google's search of groups is no longer what it once was, alas, and I >>am not even sure if it came up in a Usenet discussion or one of the >>oodles of browser based bread groups that I used to haunt. I have >>pretty much given up on all of them as the years have gone by. >> >>I am trying to recall the person who was a big Poilane fan on ABR- >>Alan Zelt? >> > >Yes, Alan was the big fan ![]() >Janet US Me, too. |
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On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:55:07 -0500, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:52:34 -0700, US Janet > > wrote: > >>On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:18:16 -0500, Boron Elgar > wrote: >> >>>On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 18:23:14 -0700, US Janet > >>>wrote: >>> >>>>On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:06:07 -0500, Boron Elgar > wrote: >>>> >>>>> Janet- for some reason, I could not reply to your Poilane post. Let's >>>>>try again. >>>>>> >>>>>>Hey Boron, I was surprised by the reviews of this book. After >>>>>>reading some of the comments I can understand why. Apparently the >>>>>>author, Apollonia Poilne , has decided to include starter recipes >>>>>>from yogurt, and spiking sourdough recipes with yeast. Nothing >>>>>>ultimately wrong with those approaches but certainly not what was >>>>>>expected in a book about such a venerable bakery. >>>>>>What a disappointment. I was all set to purchase the book and settle >>>>>>down to some serious emersion in bread baking. >>>>>>Janet US >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Wasn't this revealed at some point in the past? I seem to recall the >>>>>founder, Lionel, having a book some years ago and there was either >>>>>something in the book or the online bread groups were gossiping. >>>>> >>>>>But...Graham, do you recall anything about his? >>>> >>>>I don't recall such. >>>>Janet US >>> >>>Google's search of groups is no longer what it once was, alas, and I >>>am not even sure if it came up in a Usenet discussion or one of the >>>oodles of browser based bread groups that I used to haunt. I have >>>pretty much given up on all of them as the years have gone by. >>> >>>I am trying to recall the person who was a big Poilane fan on ABR- >>>Alan Zelt? >>> >> >>Yes, Alan was the big fan ![]() >>Janet US > > Me, too. He talked about moving to England but I don't know if he went. |
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On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 12:44:22 -0700, Graham > wrote:
>On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:55:07 -0500, Boron Elgar wrote: > >> On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:52:34 -0700, US Janet > >> wrote: >> >>>On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:18:16 -0500, Boron Elgar > wrote: >>> >>>>On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 18:23:14 -0700, US Janet > >>>>wrote: >>>> >>>>>On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:06:07 -0500, Boron Elgar > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Janet- for some reason, I could not reply to your Poilane post. Let's >>>>>>try again. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Hey Boron, I was surprised by the reviews of this book. After >>>>>>>reading some of the comments I can understand why. Apparently the >>>>>>>author, Apollonia Poilne , has decided to include starter recipes >>>>>>>from yogurt, and spiking sourdough recipes with yeast. Nothing >>>>>>>ultimately wrong with those approaches but certainly not what was >>>>>>>expected in a book about such a venerable bakery. >>>>>>>What a disappointment. I was all set to purchase the book and settle >>>>>>>down to some serious emersion in bread baking. >>>>>>>Janet US >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Wasn't this revealed at some point in the past? I seem to recall the >>>>>>founder, Lionel, having a book some years ago and there was either >>>>>>something in the book or the online bread groups were gossiping. >>>>>> >>>>>>But...Graham, do you recall anything about his? >>>>> >>>>>I don't recall such. >>>>>Janet US >>>> >>>>Google's search of groups is no longer what it once was, alas, and I >>>>am not even sure if it came up in a Usenet discussion or one of the >>>>oodles of browser based bread groups that I used to haunt. I have >>>>pretty much given up on all of them as the years have gone by. >>>> >>>>I am trying to recall the person who was a big Poilane fan on ABR- >>>>Alan Zelt? >>>> >>> >>>Yes, Alan was the big fan ![]() >>>Janet US >> >> Me, too. > >He talked about moving to England but I don't know if he went. Looking around online, I see a person by that name in Washington State. IIRC, that is where he was when he started posting, so perhaps he moved back- or my "free search" sites are worth what I paid for them. |
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On 2/4/2021 1:10 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> [...] >>>>> I am trying to recall the person who was a big Poilane fan on ABR- >>>>> Alan Zelt? >>>> > > Looking around online, I see a person by that name in Washington > State. IIRC, that is where he was when he started posting, so perhaps > he moved back- or my "free search" sites are worth what I paid for > them. Decades ago, Alan Z and I worked at the same company. Yes, really. He was marketing, I was a software dev. Company is long gone. |
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On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:10:11 -0500, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 12:44:22 -0700, Graham > wrote: > >>On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:55:07 -0500, Boron Elgar wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:52:34 -0700, US Janet > >>> wrote: >>> >>>>On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:18:16 -0500, Boron Elgar > wrote: >>>> >>>>>On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 18:23:14 -0700, US Janet > >>>>>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:06:07 -0500, Boron Elgar > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Janet- for some reason, I could not reply to your Poilane post. Let's >>>>>>>try again. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Hey Boron, I was surprised by the reviews of this book. After >>>>>>>>reading some of the comments I can understand why. Apparently the >>>>>>>>author, Apollonia Poilne , has decided to include starter recipes >>>>>>>>from yogurt, and spiking sourdough recipes with yeast. Nothing >>>>>>>>ultimately wrong with those approaches but certainly not what was >>>>>>>>expected in a book about such a venerable bakery. >>>>>>>>What a disappointment. I was all set to purchase the book and settle >>>>>>>>down to some serious emersion in bread baking. >>>>>>>>Janet US >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Wasn't this revealed at some point in the past? I seem to recall the >>>>>>>founder, Lionel, having a book some years ago and there was either >>>>>>>something in the book or the online bread groups were gossiping. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>But...Graham, do you recall anything about his? >>>>>> >>>>>>I don't recall such. >>>>>>Janet US >>>>> >>>>>Google's search of groups is no longer what it once was, alas, and I >>>>>am not even sure if it came up in a Usenet discussion or one of the >>>>>oodles of browser based bread groups that I used to haunt. I have >>>>>pretty much given up on all of them as the years have gone by. >>>>> >>>>>I am trying to recall the person who was a big Poilane fan on ABR- >>>>>Alan Zelt? >>>>> >>>> >>>>Yes, Alan was the big fan ![]() >>>>Janet US >>> >>> Me, too. >> >>He talked about moving to England but I don't know if he went. > > Looking around online, I see a person by that name in Washington > State. IIRC, that is where he was when he started posting, so perhaps > he moved back- or my "free search" sites are worth what I paid for > them. He used to pop over the border to buy his Rye flour in Vancouver::-) |
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On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 13:19:17 -0800, Wasp Star > wrote:
>On 2/4/2021 1:10 PM, Boron Elgar wrote: > >> [...] >>>>>> I am trying to recall the person who was a big Poilane fan on ABR- >>>>>> Alan Zelt? >>>>> >> >> Looking around online, I see a person by that name in Washington >> State. IIRC, that is where he was when he started posting, so perhaps >> he moved back- or my "free search" sites are worth what I paid for >> them. > >Decades ago, Alan Z and I worked at the same company. Yes, really. He >was marketing, I was a software dev. Company is long gone. Same guy, then. Somewhere, a company name was associated. |
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On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 14:31:02 -0700, Graham > wrote:
>On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:10:11 -0500, Boron Elgar wrote: > >> Looking around online, I see a person by that name in Washington >> State. IIRC, that is where he was when he started posting, so perhaps >> he moved back- or my "free search" sites are worth what I paid for >> them. > >He used to pop over the border to buy his Rye flour in Vancouver::-) YES! |
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On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 12:44:22 -0700, Graham > wrote:
>On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:55:07 -0500, Boron Elgar wrote: > >> On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:52:34 -0700, US Janet > >> wrote: >> >>>On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:18:16 -0500, Boron Elgar > wrote: >>> >>>>On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 18:23:14 -0700, US Janet > >>>>wrote: >>>> >>>>>On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:06:07 -0500, Boron Elgar > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Janet- for some reason, I could not reply to your Poilane post. Let's >>>>>>try again. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Hey Boron, I was surprised by the reviews of this book. After >>>>>>>reading some of the comments I can understand why. Apparently the >>>>>>>author, Apollonia Poilne , has decided to include starter recipes >>>>>>>from yogurt, and spiking sourdough recipes with yeast. Nothing >>>>>>>ultimately wrong with those approaches but certainly not what was >>>>>>>expected in a book about such a venerable bakery. >>>>>>>What a disappointment. I was all set to purchase the book and settle >>>>>>>down to some serious emersion in bread baking. >>>>>>>Janet US >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Wasn't this revealed at some point in the past? I seem to recall the >>>>>>founder, Lionel, having a book some years ago and there was either >>>>>>something in the book or the online bread groups were gossiping. >>>>>> >>>>>>But...Graham, do you recall anything about his? >>>>> >>>>>I don't recall such. >>>>>Janet US >>>> >>>>Google's search of groups is no longer what it once was, alas, and I >>>>am not even sure if it came up in a Usenet discussion or one of the >>>>oodles of browser based bread groups that I used to haunt. I have >>>>pretty much given up on all of them as the years have gone by. >>>> >>>>I am trying to recall the person who was a big Poilane fan on ABR- >>>>Alan Zelt? >>>> >>> >>>Yes, Alan was the big fan ![]() >>>Janet US >> >> Me, too. > >He talked about moving to England but I don't know if he went. I thought he was going to France. But, I think he experienced some illness before he left, He got his sourdough starter from a bakery in Finland when he went to visit his MIL. Janet US |
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On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 14:31:02 -0700, Graham > wrote:
>On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:10:11 -0500, Boron Elgar wrote: > >> On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 12:44:22 -0700, Graham > wrote: >> >>>On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:55:07 -0500, Boron Elgar wrote: >>> >>>> On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:52:34 -0700, US Janet > >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>>On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:18:16 -0500, Boron Elgar > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 18:23:14 -0700, US Janet > >>>>>>wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:06:07 -0500, Boron Elgar > wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Janet- for some reason, I could not reply to your Poilane post. Let's >>>>>>>>try again. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Hey Boron, I was surprised by the reviews of this book. After >>>>>>>>>reading some of the comments I can understand why. Apparently the >>>>>>>>>author, Apollonia Poilne , has decided to include starter recipes >>>>>>>>>from yogurt, and spiking sourdough recipes with yeast. Nothing >>>>>>>>>ultimately wrong with those approaches but certainly not what was >>>>>>>>>expected in a book about such a venerable bakery. >>>>>>>>>What a disappointment. I was all set to purchase the book and settle >>>>>>>>>down to some serious emersion in bread baking. >>>>>>>>>Janet US >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Wasn't this revealed at some point in the past? I seem to recall the >>>>>>>>founder, Lionel, having a book some years ago and there was either >>>>>>>>something in the book or the online bread groups were gossiping. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>But...Graham, do you recall anything about his? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I don't recall such. >>>>>>>Janet US >>>>>> >>>>>>Google's search of groups is no longer what it once was, alas, and I >>>>>>am not even sure if it came up in a Usenet discussion or one of the >>>>>>oodles of browser based bread groups that I used to haunt. I have >>>>>>pretty much given up on all of them as the years have gone by. >>>>>> >>>>>>I am trying to recall the person who was a big Poilane fan on ABR- >>>>>>Alan Zelt? >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Yes, Alan was the big fan ![]() >>>>>Janet US >>>> >>>> Me, too. >>> >>>He talked about moving to England but I don't know if he went. >> >> Looking around online, I see a person by that name in Washington >> State. IIRC, that is where he was when he started posting, so perhaps >> he moved back- or my "free search" sites are worth what I paid for >> them. > >He used to pop over the border to buy his Rye flour in Vancouver::-) Robinhood, wasn't it? Janet US |
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On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 15:43:55 -0700, US Janet wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 14:31:02 -0700, Graham > wrote: > >>On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 16:10:11 -0500, Boron Elgar wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 12:44:22 -0700, Graham > wrote: >>> >>>>On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:55:07 -0500, Boron Elgar wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:52:34 -0700, US Janet > >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:18:16 -0500, Boron Elgar > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 18:23:14 -0700, US Janet > >>>>>>>wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:06:07 -0500, Boron Elgar > wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Janet- for some reason, I could not reply to your Poilane post. Let's >>>>>>>>>try again. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>Hey Boron, I was surprised by the reviews of this book. After >>>>>>>>>>reading some of the comments I can understand why. Apparently the >>>>>>>>>>author, Apollonia Poilne , has decided to include starter recipes >>>>>>>>>>from yogurt, and spiking sourdough recipes with yeast. Nothing >>>>>>>>>>ultimately wrong with those approaches but certainly not what was >>>>>>>>>>expected in a book about such a venerable bakery. >>>>>>>>>>What a disappointment. I was all set to purchase the book and settle >>>>>>>>>>down to some serious emersion in bread baking. >>>>>>>>>>Janet US >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Wasn't this revealed at some point in the past? I seem to recall the >>>>>>>>>founder, Lionel, having a book some years ago and there was either >>>>>>>>>something in the book or the online bread groups were gossiping. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>But...Graham, do you recall anything about his? >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>I don't recall such. >>>>>>>>Janet US >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Google's search of groups is no longer what it once was, alas, and I >>>>>>>am not even sure if it came up in a Usenet discussion or one of the >>>>>>>oodles of browser based bread groups that I used to haunt. I have >>>>>>>pretty much given up on all of them as the years have gone by. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I am trying to recall the person who was a big Poilane fan on ABR- >>>>>>>Alan Zelt? >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Yes, Alan was the big fan ![]() >>>>>>Janet US >>>>> >>>>> Me, too. >>>> >>>>He talked about moving to England but I don't know if he went. >>> >>> Looking around online, I see a person by that name in Washington >>> State. IIRC, that is where he was when he started posting, so perhaps >>> he moved back- or my "free search" sites are worth what I paid for >>> them. >> >>He used to pop over the border to buy his Rye flour in Vancouver::-) > > Robinhood, wasn't it? > Janet US No. Rogers. |
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On 2/4/2021 2:41 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 13:19:17 -0800, Wasp Star > wrote: > >> On 2/4/2021 1:10 PM, Boron Elgar wrote: >> >>> [...] >>>>>>> I am trying to recall the person who was a big Poilane fan on ABR- >>>>>>> Alan Zelt? >>>>>> >>> >>> Looking around online, I see a person by that name in Washington >>> State. IIRC, that is where he was when he started posting, so perhaps >>> he moved back- or my "free search" sites are worth what I paid for >>> them. >> >> Decades ago, Alan Z and I worked at the same company. Yes, really. He >> was marketing, I was a software dev. Company is long gone. > > Same guy, then. Somewhere, a company name was associated. You won't find him in Washington state any more. He moved away. Very far away. |
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US Janet wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 12:44:22 -0700, Graham > wrote: > >> On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:55:07 -0500, Boron Elgar wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:52:34 -0700, US Janet > >>> wrote: >>> >>>> On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:18:16 -0500, Boron Elgar >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 18:23:14 -0700, US Janet > >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:06:07 -0500, Boron Elgar >>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Janet- for some reason, I could not reply to your Poilane post. Let's >>>>>>> try again. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hey Boron, I was surprised by the reviews of this book. After >>>>>>>> reading some of the comments I can understand why. Apparently the >>>>>>>> author, Apollonia Poilne , has decided to include starter recipes >>>>>>> >from yogurt, and spiking sourdough recipes with yeast. Nothing >>>>>>>> ultimately wrong with those approaches but certainly not what was >>>>>>>> expected in a book about such a venerable bakery. >>>>>>>> What a disappointment. I was all set to purchase the book and settle >>>>>>>> down to some serious emersion in bread baking. >>>>>>>> Janet US >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Wasn't this revealed at some point in the past? I seem to recall the >>>>>>> founder, Lionel, having a book some years ago and there was either >>>>>>> something in the book or the online bread groups were gossiping. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But...Graham, do you recall anything about his? >>>>>> >>>>>> I don't recall such. >>>>>> Janet US >>>>> >>>>> Google's search of groups is no longer what it once was, alas, and I >>>>> am not even sure if it came up in a Usenet discussion or one of the >>>>> oodles of browser based bread groups that I used to haunt. I have >>>>> pretty much given up on all of them as the years have gone by. >>>>> >>>>> I am trying to recall the person who was a big Poilane fan on ABR- >>>>> Alan Zelt? >>>>> >>>> >>>> Yes, Alan was the big fan ![]() >>>> Janet US >>> >>> Me, too. >> >> He talked about moving to England but I don't know if he went. > > I thought he was going to France. But, I think he experienced some > illness > before he left, He got his sourdough starter from a bakery in Finland > when he went to visit his MIL. > Janet US > I once got some sourdough starter from a nice old lady in the superstition mountains in arizona. |
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On Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 7:11:25 PM UTC-6, Hank Rogers wrote:
> US Janet wrote: > > On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 12:44:22 -0700, Graham > wrote: > > > >> On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 11:55:07 -0500, Boron Elgar wrote: > >> > >>> On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 09:52:34 -0700, US Janet > > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>>> On Thu, 04 Feb 2021 08:18:16 -0500, Boron Elgar > >>>> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 18:23:14 -0700, US Janet > > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> On Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:06:07 -0500, Boron Elgar > >>>>>> > wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Janet- for some reason, I could not reply to your Poilane post. Let's > >>>>>>> try again. > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Hey Boron, I was surprised by the reviews of this book. After > >>>>>>>> reading some of the comments I can understand why. Apparently the > >>>>>>>> author, Apollonia Poilâne , has decided to include starter recipes > >>>>>>> >from yogurt, and spiking sourdough recipes with yeast. Nothing > >>>>>>>> ultimately wrong with those approaches but certainly not what was > >>>>>>>> expected in a book about such a venerable bakery. > >>>>>>>> What a disappointment. I was all set to purchase the book and settle > >>>>>>>> down to some serious emersion in bread baking. > >>>>>>>> Janet US > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Wasn't this revealed at some point in the past? I seem to recall the > >>>>>>> founder, Lionel, having a book some years ago and there was either > >>>>>>> something in the book or the online bread groups were gossiping. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> But...Graham, do you recall anything about his? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I don't recall such. > >>>>>> Janet US > >>>>> > >>>>> Google's search of groups is no longer what it once was, alas, and I > >>>>> am not even sure if it came up in a Usenet discussion or one of the > >>>>> oodles of browser based bread groups that I used to haunt. I have > >>>>> pretty much given up on all of them as the years have gone by. > >>>>> > >>>>> I am trying to recall the person who was a big Poilane fan on ABR- > >>>>> Alan Zelt? > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> Yes, Alan was the big fan ![]() > >>>> Janet US > >>> > >>> Me, too. > >> > >> He talked about moving to England but I don't know if he went. > > > > I thought he was going to France. But, I think he experienced some > > illness > > before he left, He got his sourdough starter from a bakery in Finland > > when he went to visit his MIL. > > Janet US > > > I once got some sourdough starter from a nice old lady in the > superstition mountains in arizona. Jane Russell...??? -- Best Greg |
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On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 16:56:15 -0800, Wasp Star > wrote:
>On 2/4/2021 2:41 PM, Boron Elgar wrote: > >> On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 13:19:17 -0800, Wasp Star > wrote: >> >>> On 2/4/2021 1:10 PM, Boron Elgar wrote: >>> >>>> [...] >>>>>>>> I am trying to recall the person who was a big Poilane fan on ABR- >>>>>>>> Alan Zelt? >>>>>>> >>>> >>>> Looking around online, I see a person by that name in Washington >>>> State. IIRC, that is where he was when he started posting, so perhaps >>>> he moved back- or my "free search" sites are worth what I paid for >>>> them. >>> >>> Decades ago, Alan Z and I worked at the same company. Yes, really. He >>> was marketing, I was a software dev. Company is long gone. >> >> Same guy, then. Somewhere, a company name was associated. > >You won't find him in Washington state any more. He moved away. Very far >away. France or England, as I recall. |
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On 2/4/2021 5:31 PM, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 16:56:15 -0800, Wasp Star > wrote: > >> >> You won't find him in Washington state any more. He moved away. Very far >> away. > > France or England, as I recall. In the EU. |
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On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 17:49:35 -0800, Wasp Star > wrote:
>On 2/4/2021 5:31 PM, Boron Elgar wrote: > >> On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 16:56:15 -0800, Wasp Star > wrote: >> >>> >>> You won't find him in Washington state any more. He moved away. Very far >>> away. >> >> France or England, as I recall. > >In the EU. Well, this is a cooking group, so breadcrumbs are to be expected, I suppose. |
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On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 17:49:35 -0800, Wasp Star > wrote:
>On 2/4/2021 5:31 PM, Boron Elgar wrote: > >> On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 16:56:15 -0800, Wasp Star > wrote: >> >>> >>> You won't find him in Washington state any more. He moved away. Very far >>> away. >> >> France or England, as I recall. > >In the EU. France, therefore. |
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On 05/02/2021 02:27, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 17:49:35 -0800, Wasp Star > wrote: > >> On 2/4/2021 5:31 PM, Boron Elgar wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 16:56:15 -0800, Wasp Star > wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> You won't find him in Washington state any more. He moved away. Very far >>>> away. >>> >>> France or England, as I recall. >> >> In the EU. > > Well, this is a cooking group, so breadcrumbs are to be expected, I > suppose. > ![]() |
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Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 17:49:35 -0800, Wasp Star > wrote: > > > On 2/4/2021 5:31 PM, Boron Elgar wrote: > > > >> On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 16:56:15 -0800, Wasp Star > > wrote: >> > >>> > >>> You won't find him in Washington state any more. He moved away. > Very far >>> away. > >> > >> France or England, as I recall. > > > > In the EU. > > Well, this is a cooking group, so breadcrumbs are to be expected, I > suppose. +1 |
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On 2/4/2021 6:37 PM, Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 17:49:35 -0800, Wasp Star > wrote: > >> On 2/4/2021 5:31 PM, Boron Elgar wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 16:56:15 -0800, Wasp Star > wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> You won't find him in Washington state any more. He moved away. Very far >>>> away. >>> >>> France or England, as I recall. >> >> In the EU. > > France, therefore. There are 27 countries in the EU. Keep guessing. It's trivial to find with a search tool. |
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On Fri, 5 Feb 2021 17:41:10 -0800, Wasp Star > wrote:
>On 2/4/2021 6:37 PM, Bruce wrote: > >> On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 17:49:35 -0800, Wasp Star > wrote: >> >>> On 2/4/2021 5:31 PM, Boron Elgar wrote: >>> >>>> On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 16:56:15 -0800, Wasp Star > wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> You won't find him in Washington state any more. He moved away. Very far >>>>> away. >>>> >>>> France or England, as I recall. >>> >>> In the EU. >> >> France, therefore. > >There are 27 countries in the EU. Keep guessing. > >It's trivial to find with a search tool. I know. Several of us here on rfc do. TINC. |
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On Fri, 05 Feb 2021 21:07:28 -0500, Boron Elgar
> wrote: >On Fri, 5 Feb 2021 17:41:10 -0800, Wasp Star > wrote: > >>On 2/4/2021 6:37 PM, Bruce wrote: >> >>> On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 17:49:35 -0800, Wasp Star > wrote: >>> >>>> On 2/4/2021 5:31 PM, Boron Elgar wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Thu, 4 Feb 2021 16:56:15 -0800, Wasp Star > wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> You won't find him in Washington state any more. He moved away. Very far >>>>>> away. >>>>> >>>>> France or England, as I recall. >>>> >>>> In the EU. >>> >>> France, therefore. >> >>There are 27 countries in the EU. Keep guessing. >> >>It's trivial to find with a search tool. > >I know. Several of us here on rfc do. > >TINC. Nice to hear from him again ![]() Janet US |
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