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Buy Local Food : See if you can find out where your food has gone before it gets to your plate. You may be suprised by the results. Often it will make financial sense for companies to transport food enourmous distances by planes, boats and lorries. This dosn't take the environmental cost into account (which of course is likely to lead to greatly increased economic costs in the long term).


Oven Tips : Fan-forced ovens cost 35% less to run than a conventional electric oven.


Buy Local Food : ...but at the same time, figure out what makes sense. It is more energy efficient to raise lambs in New Zealand and ship them to the UK than to raise them in the UK, because New Zealand lamb farming is more energy efficient. It is also more energy efficient to buy produce raised in Spain, than produce that has to be grown in greenhouses in the UK. Baby steps require figuring out which things make sense and which don't.














Barbs Special Sweet Breads Part 7 Recipe
Barbs Special Sweet Breads Part 7 Category Bread Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

----------------------------------BARB DAY---------------------------------- - Additional recipes for - preparing breads in this - series -------------------------ALMOND BUTTER INGREDIENTS------------------------- 1/2 c Sugar

1/2 c Butter

1/2 c Blanched almonds; minced

-----------------------------ICING INGREDIENTS----------------------------- 1 c Confectioners' sugar

2 tb Water

- Garnish icing with: Candied cherries Slivered almonds -------------------------VANILLA CREAM INGREDIENTS------------------------- 2 tb Sugar

2 tb Flour

2 Egg yolks

1 c Milk

2 ts Vanilla

------------------------------PLUMPED RAISINS------------------------------ 2 tb Rum or Cognac

1/2 c Currants or raisins

----------------------------------EGG WASH---------------------------------- 1 Egg

2 tb Water

ALMOND BUTTER: Cream together the sugar and butter, then blend in the almonds, making sure to mix well. ICING: Beat the sugar and water together until completely blended. Drizzle over the pastry and garnish with cherries and almonds if desired. VANILLA CREAM: Combile all the ingredients except the vanilla in a saucepan. Blend and cook for 3 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla. Whip mixture occasionally to keep it from forming a film, if not using immediately. PLUMP CURRANTS: Sprinkle the rum or cognac over the currants (or raisins) and set aside until they have been plumped. EGG WASH: Beat together the egg and water, mixing well. Reserve for use as needed. Source: Vera Stevens, my mother

 
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