Here's information on getting health information when CDC is muzzled
This is today's psa!
White rabbits, and Happy St Brigid's Day. Among other things she's the patron saint of snakes, appropriate in the Year of the Snake.
And here's Edith Holden
And here's the second proofing of the cinnamon raisin bread.
Steve the YouTuber used two loaf pans clipped together to make a PMDO -- poor man's dutch oven!
I don't have two, so after breaking the dough and restirring it, I rolled the dough into my one loaf pan, and improvised the top with tinfoil. I don't have his glass mixing bowl, but my ancient Tupperware worked okay. And I don't have plastic wrap, which he used for the overnight proofing, but tinfoil worked okay. And I didn't have bread flour, so I used golden whole wheat. Aside from all that, exactly the same!
Here's the result, chewy, dense and really good
Making good food is part of resisting -- keeping up your health and spirits.
So, happy day, everyone, do that and enjoy what you can. If we let the bad guys get us down, they will have won.
The year of the snake seems appropriate, somehow - shame for the snakes, though.
ReplyDeleteThey're beautiful and wise, so I hope we get good vibes!
DeleteThat bread looks so good. Glad you at least had raisins, flour, and cinnamon.
ReplyDeleteYes, I just about managed!
DeleteI think I’d like to go down the rabbit hole today, with the raisin bread.
ReplyDeleteYes to that!
DeleteA wonderfully uplifting post Boud, thank you! I can smell that bread from here :) Happy February!
ReplyDeleteThank you. I think it's important to keep each other's spirits up, by taking action.
DeleteI adore cinnamon raisin anything, bread, bagels, muffins, carrot cakes. Just a bunch of yum. Right now though, no raisins allowed in the house. Bug somehow, no matter how out of reach we place them, gets a hold of them. Happy Baking and Eating!
ReplyDeleteThat's too bad. I had mine stored in the freezer.
DeleteThat's okay though. Started drying blueberries and they kick butt good. Work well as a replacement. There's many things we don't have in the house and the best thing is, there's always a good or better replacement.
DeleteThanks, Boud. That's a good idea about checking health info from other countries.
ReplyDeleteA lot of it will be applicable to our own situation, so I'm glad to pass it on.
DeleteI like raisin toast, but I seem to be in the minority in my little clan.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you can order it when you breakfast out.
DeleteI've always relied on the Mayo Clinic for information but perhaps even they can't be trusted anymore.
ReplyDeleteYour raisin bread looks SO good!! Must plant the desire for some in the direction of the RC.
I think they can be trusted, but they deal with individual ailments, v diagnosis and treatment. The CDC and equivalent are informing about vaccines, incoming viruses, etc. so we know what to protect ourselves from. If we can.
DeleteI guess i hzve always relied on a public health system and never thought about what the alternative might be like. On the other hand a public health system could be at the whim of government. So beloved is the UK's NHS that heaven help any government (elected or otherwise) that imagined they could use do away with it's services. (That's not to say the slow nibbling hasn't been attempted from time to time, and politicians and their opinions got more air time during early COVID than did the wise heads who understand more about such things. Frightened people sometimes forget to engage in critical thinking.)
ReplyDeleteThe nhs has been systematically starved of funding to the point where it's on life support. Read about the ever lengthening periods people are waiting for major surgery. And the lack of beds. Liz from Finding life hard? could tell you a thing or two.
DeleteGood advice on the when the CDC is muzzled. I have a few sources I use and the Mayo is one of them. Ohhh I can smell that sweet bread from here. Looks so good. Thank you for sharing with FFO.
ReplyDeleteYes, CDC has different functions from medical websites. We need both for fuller info.
DeleteIt certainly looks good and so appealing at 9.00am when I am about to have cereal for breakfast.
ReplyDeleteIt was good with a pot of tea mid afternoon, too.
DeleteIt looks delicious! I like the expression "poor man's dutch oven," LOL
ReplyDeleteAt first I thought PMDO was some fancy equipment. Then he clipped two bread pans together to create a box. So simple.
DeleteThe raisin bread looks so good. Yum!
ReplyDeleteIt's good. now I think I need to make paneer to spread on. Maybe tomorrow.
DeleteBeautiful bread.
ReplyDeleteThe house smells good,too.
DeleteGood point about other health sites. Yes to good food as resistance. I can smell the cinnamon from here!
ReplyDeleteChris from Boise
The bread is so filling, compared to even the best bought bread.
DeleteSwitching around the recipe a little seems to have worked out wonderfully! I've heard that Edith Holden's book is a joy to read and look at with all her drawings. :)
ReplyDeleteIf you can get a copy of this book, it's a special facsimile edition, just like the original, you'll love it. I've had this for years and often look through it to see what she observe and how well she illustrated her finds.
DeleteThe raisin bread looks good.
ReplyDeleteI just heard from Gary: well received.
DeleteGood information on where to find the medical updates we need to know. I guess the new administration just wants us all to die.
ReplyDeleteYour raisin bread looks spectacular.
Useful information is what we need! The bread is pretty good.
DeleteYum yum.
ReplyDeleteThe NHS website is very good on basics.
Thanks for the additional information, Liz.
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