Gourmet Culinaire and Cuisine

In the late 19th and early 20th centuries the struggle between organized labor and the cartel of owners was reaching murderous proportions. Union members were stockpiling dynamite to assassinate "the bosses" and the owners were bringing in the militia and the infamous Pinkerton guards with orders to shoot to kill. The period witnessed bloody wars like the Chicago Haymarket Massacre (May 4, 1886) and the Matewan strike in West Virginia (1921) that lasted months with heavy casualties on both sides. The country was as close to civil war as it had been since 1864.But I want to talk about a different strike. It occurred in Lawrence, Massachusetts, a company mill town like many others in the region. It was called the "Bread and Roses" strike, and it was organized mostly by the women who ran the looms and the wives of the other workers. The state legislature had recently reduced .. more»

Bread mold is a kind of fungus that is commonly found on bread surfaces. It takes food and nutrients from the bread and causes damage to the surface where it lives. It causes a bad taste to the bread also. But the mold has a place in the industry where it serves as a decomposer that can decompose decayed plants and animals.Bread mold has a very simple lifecycle. It appears on the bread surface as a wind blown spore. With adequate moisture and nutrients from the bread, this spore sprouts and grows hair like structures on the bread surface. Once the mold attains a particular growth with paint brush like structures, it starts producing fruiting structures. These structures, sometimes called conidia, contain spores that are blown by wind and spreads to other bread surfaces.Bread mold is found in different types, species, shapes, and colors. Some of the common bread molds .. more»

Easy bread, wonderful aroma, this Must Have Recipe makes two French style loaves or 12 rolls or one loaf and 6 medium size rolls. The rolls will weigh about 115 grams each after baking.It will taste and smell better if you do it all by hand. And the process is good for you and the environment. You save on electricity by not using a electric bread maker and you use your own calories to knead the dough, so you stay thing and , (To keep the dough from sticking to your hand, you can use the thin plastic gloves you find in the pharmacy.)You need 1) A large cookie sheet for baking. 2) Two bowls, one for mixing and one oiled bowl for the first rising 3) A small bowl for the yeast 4) A small bowl for the beaten egg 5) A pastry brush 6) A damp dish twel .. more»

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