the flour thingie

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Posted by Catherine Cartwright Jones on November 5, 2001 at 04:41:36:

In reply to: Re: weird straining problems posted by Alissa on November 5, 2001 at 03:14:34:

Remember in cooking class when you were told to sift the flour before
mixing in the liquid and mixing in a little flour, a little liquid, a
little flour, a little liquid...

The lumpy thingie in henna is about like bread. Or gravy.

Be very diligent about sifting (helps much! it incorporates a lot of
air) .. stir it up mashed potatoes thick, let it sit, and then stir
more in a few hours with a little more liquid, then more in a few more
hours, adding a bit more liquid each time. Sorta like making gravy
with fried chicken drippings. First pasty thick ... then a little
milk, then a little more, then a little more. Who else here is an old
country girl who learned to make cast iron skillet gravy for fried
chicken for Sunday dinner?

Also ... rainy season henna works up a lot like hard durham wheat
(Montana Saphire) flour .... same thing ... make a long acidic soak
with repeated kneadings to knock out all the lumps and get stringy
dough or stringy henna paste....

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pass the biscuits! n/t V- 14:03:00 11/5/2001 (0)
Re: the flour thingie Kenzi 05:12:29 11/5/2001 (1)
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: Remember in cooking class when you were told to sift the flour before : mixing in the liquid and mixing in a little flour, a little liquid, a : little flour, a little liquid... : : The lumpy thingie in henna is about like bread. Or gravy. : : Be very diligent about sifting (helps much! it incorporates a lot of : air) .. stir it up mashed potatoes thick, let it sit, and then stir : more in a few hours with a little more liquid, then more in a few more : hours, adding a bit more liquid each time. Sorta like making gravy : with fried chicken drippings. First pasty thick ... then a little : milk, then a little more, then a little more. Who else here is an old : country girl who learned to make cast iron skillet gravy for fried : chicken for Sunday dinner? : : Also ... rainy season henna works up a lot like hard durham wheat : (Montana Saphire) flour .... same thing ... make a long acidic soak : with repeated kneadings to knock out all the lumps and get stringy : dough or stringy henna paste....
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