Does anyone have experience or recommendations for mailing SD loaves?
A dear friend has just had very complicated surgery for cancer. Three
years ago, I sent a small music system that had sounds of rain, wind,
waterfalls, etc. It worked out really well during his hospital stay to
help mask out sounds and then later when he was home.

This time, I want to send something for the family, in particular. I
don't like sending flowers. I thought perhaps I could mail out each
week a different loaf of bread as sustenance for the family, and then
hopefully, for my friend. I've read that rye bread lasts the longest
(never made it, but that's okay). I've also read (I know I read too
much sometimes) that honey or milk can help preserve bread. Right now,
my SD loaves are simply my SD starter, a combination of flours, and
salt. I figure I would need to bake the bread, cool it sufficiently,
put it in a plastic bag (yes?), package it well, and then send it
overnight or two day express.
Thanks,
Diane

Hello Diane & all;

"BestBread" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> Does anyone have experience or recommendations for mailing SD
> loaves?
....
> salt. I figure I would need to bake the bread, cool it
> sufficiently,
> put it in a plastic bag (yes?), package it well, and then send it
> overnight or two day express.
> Thanks,
> Diane

Your SD s/b just fine. I find that mine can go a week or more on my
counter w/o any problems at all. The acids produced by the LB's
serve to protect the bread for more than long enough for you to send
it and have your friends enjoy it.


Have fun y'all,
Dusty
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>
>

When you say a week, are you talking about NOT sliced? My seems to
start losing it a couple days after cutting.




In article >, Dusty Bleher
> wrote:

> Hello Diane & all;
>
> "BestBread" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> > Does anyone have experience or recommendations for mailing SD
> > loaves?
> ...
> > salt. I figure I would need to bake the bread, cool it
> > sufficiently,
> > put it in a plastic bag (yes?), package it well, and then send it
> > overnight or two day express.
> > Thanks,
> > Diane
>
> Your SD s/b just fine. I find that mine can go a week or more on my
> counter w/o any problems at all. The acids produced by the LB's
> serve to protect the bread for more than long enough for you to send
> it and have your friends enjoy it.
>
>
> Have fun y'all,
> Dusty
> --
> Help stamp out sex-offenders: http://www.familywatchdog.us/
> >
> >
>
>
>

"td" > wrote in message
...
> When you say a week, are you talking about NOT sliced? My seems to
> start losing it a couple days after cutting.
Uh, yes. Since it comes out of the oven "unsliced"...I erroneously
considered only that way of shipping it...(:-o)!

Sorry for the oversight...and thank you for pointing out my gaffe...


Dusty
....

LOL....I didn't mean anything by the post....It's been a long day!





In article >, Dusty Bleher
> wrote:

> "td" > wrote in message
> ...
> > When you say a week, are you talking about NOT sliced? My seems to
> > start losing it a couple days after cutting.
> Uh, yes. Since it comes out of the oven "unsliced"...I erroneously
> considered only that way of shipping it...(:-o)!
>
> Sorry for the oversight...and thank you for pointing out my gaffe...
>
>
> Dusty
> ...
>
>
>

"BestBread" > wrote in message oups.com...

> Does anyone have experience or recommendations for mailing SD loaves?

Here's one way: freeze it as soon as it cools. Wrap it in silvery plastic, put
it in a big box surrounded by styrofoam cruntleys, and send it by fast pkg.
mail. The big box could have a silvery liner.

It probably won't be frozen when it gets there, and maybe the warm-up
period in the box will cause some staling. But I've been told loaves
I packed so arrived seeming to have been very recently baked.

Some people feel that SD bread should be slightly stale. Save yourself
some trouble/expense by asking the recipient about that preference.

--
Dicky