Yams, Thanksgiving Space, and Potatoes Across the Kitchen
A Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association online poll of 1000 adults finds 69 percent want more cooking space for Thanksgiving meals. Respondents cooked turkeys averaging 17 pounds. Louisiana’s historic use of yam branding linked to moist orange sweet potatoes. the USDA now requires the label yam to include sweet potato. U.S. per capita sweet potato consumption last year was 4.7 pounds.
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Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Association
Louisiana
USDA
U.S
Thanksgiving feast for troops in Baghdad International Zone
About 900 turkeys will feed 12,000 service members in Baghdad on Thanksgiving. The menu includes steamship round, prime rib, shrimp cocktail, Cornish hen, ham, sides, desserts, and beverages. Guidance on safe leftovers from the CSPI site follows, plus a simple stock from the carcass.
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Baghdad
Debate on Store Bought vs Homemade Pie Crust Persists
Cedar Rapids residents weigh homemade high fat crusts against Pillsbury ready made options. Anne Kapler reports on family favorites with lard based crusts and edgier opinions from relatives and local bakers including Kathy’s Pies.
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Anne Kapler
Groff
Martha
Cedar Rapids
Pillsbury
Iowa
Peg Ilkka
Kristine Chiafos
Kathy
Terri Weyland
Foolproof Pie Dough for a single crust pie
This recipe yields a tender single crust pie dough using cold butter and vegetable shortening. Process flour sugar and salt, pulse with Crisco and frozen butter until pebbly, add ice water gradually, form a ball, chill 30 minutes, then roll. It notes an alternate hand method with grating butter and shortening.
Foolproof Pie Dough Recipe Tip from The Dessert Bible
Christopher Kimball tests many recipes to craft a simple reliable pie crust method. Mix flour with butter and shortening about 8 to 10 times until fat is coated and evenly distributed. Then follow the remaining directions in the recipe. Source The Dessert Bible Little Brown.
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Christopher Kimball
Cook’s Illustrated Magazine
Little, Brown
Gazette
Pillsbury
Cook
Tlustrated
Kimball
Pie crust trial proves master dough recipe works
A reader tests oil based crust and Kimball’s master dough from The Dessert Bible. The oil crust fails with density and bland flavor, while the butter shortening mix or lard options yield flaky, tasty results. The piece urges planning for chilling and freezing steps.
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