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Hi all, I'm not sure if this is the right forum for this question - please feel free to redirect me to another forum if not. I'm attempting to make Mrs Beeton's Mushroom Ketchup (see here for the recipe, both original and 'modernised': Mushroom Ketchup Recipe - Mrs Beeton Revisited from The...

I have to confess that I'm using a store 'value' brand... it never even occurred to me that this could be the problem? Eeeeeek, silly me! :ohmy:

... oh, and the ingredients list in the NY Times article omits to mention that 1 cup of tepid water is required in the yeast mix (it's mentioned in the instructions further down, but not in the ingredients list)

Hi Rose, I will give this a try in the next few days. I usually make Julia Child's version; however, for some reason they will never rise for me, unless I make mini croissants. I'll give your version a go and see if your croissants co-operate! Christy

Thanks for the amusing comments above ;-) And thanks everyone for their advice. As it turns out, the hamburger van people called this morning and said that they have decided to go with cheap (and cheaper) pre-packaged store-bought buns (@25c a bun) to reduce their costs and increase their...

Thanks everyone, I love you guys! Any time I have a question about something, people on this forum are so helpful and obliging. I'll give some of these suggestions a try on another test batch tomorrow and see how it goes. Thank you very much!!!

Hi everyone, I recently started a home-based business, making baked goods and selling them to local residents and at the local convenience store. I've just been asked by a 'gourmet-ish' burger van to supply them with brioche hamburger buns. I have a great recipe and tested them today...

Thank you Andy M I love how I can ask a question and get a quick and useful answer from people who use this forum! Lots of forums aren't like that. That's why I'll be sticking around this one for a long time :chef:

Hi everyone, I've just launched a baked goods business from home, supplying the neighbourhood with a range of cakes, pies, muffins, scones and cookies. Lots of older people around here who don't bake anymore, so I've already had quite a few enquiries! My question is - if I bake a pie (e.g...

I'm a sucker for good German reds - I used to live in Germany and was spoiled for good-quality, affordable choice there. My favourite grape varieties there are Spätburgunder and Dornfelder. There are loads and loads of smaller producers there too and I often found some gems whenever I passed...

I'd agree with dcSaute I use Julia a lot for baguettes, croissants and occasionally do her Pain de Mie. I've found that the results can be dependent on temperature (our kitchen is either too hot or too cold i.e. not often within the temperature range she gives in each recipe). But mostly...

Thank you :-)

Ta heaps for this - will give it a go :-)

I'd love to get a copy of this recipe pretty please if possible :smile: My mother used to make us home-made playdoh as a kid, but I don't think she has the ingredients list anymore

A few months back I found a copy of the 'Women's Circle Cook Book: Reader Tested Recipes' from 1971 in a second-hand store. I've found a few gems in there, including a great egg-less, moist chocolate cake recipe (is it just me, or free-range / organic eggs getting ever more expensive?). It's...

We were all really happy with the cake, especially the frosting! Here's a pic of the finished cake: "> The menu I prepared was: Cream of Asparagus Soup (with home-made mini French baguettes) Stuffed Chicken Breasts Wrapped in Prosciutto, Served in a Tomato Sauce with Jasmine Rice Chocolate...

Thanks everyone! I've just prepared the frosting - OMG it is delicious!!!! My OH plus future father-in-law were both in the kitchen to get a sample off the beater. All-round approval! :-)

Thanks for the extra tips Snip13 :-) I love the idea about the dark chocolate-dipped strawberries. I'm making a chocolate mousse to end the meal (before the cake is served) and will keep some of the dark chocolate left over from that for the strawberries. I also have some edible sugar roses...

Thanks purple.alien.giraffe - love your name ;-)

Thank you so much - this version looks delicious!!!! :-)

Hi everyone, Would anyone happen to have a tried-and-tested, fabulous white chocolate frosting recipe to hand? I'm getting married on Sunday - just a small ceremony with only a handful of guests (well, 6 to be precise!). I'm making everything myself, including the cake. I've decided on a...

I know this is an old thread but I am currently going through a Julia Child obsessive stage in my culinary life... I just got 'My Life in France' in the post from Amazon last week and read it from cover-to-cover instantly. My, what an interesting woman! The book is extremely good, although...

This thread has cheered me up big time! We're having a very tough time financially at the moment, I'm newly pregnant with 3 miscarriages behind me, our home-based business isn't going so well, and I'm doing a temporary pastry chef job at a bakery to help pay bills and am very tired. My OH also...

Thanks everyone! The first few days were very tough... thrown right in the deep end! I was wavering about whether or not to quit after the end of this first week, but I'll stick it out and make Churchill proud :wink:

Hi - yes it indeed turns out to be a convection oven :wink: I've never had to use one before, so I've learned something new this week! Still having issues finding the ''right'' setting, but low-medium seems the way to go when in doubt BTW it's a Vulcan oven, not a Hercules - I got my mythical...