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Griddle cheeseburgers with onions
We made these on a small griddle we put on our gas grill outside. I think the griddle is key because it allows the fat rendered from the burger to fry the outside, and it is very hot but unlike cooking over flame won’t ignite and char the burger. Very key. Now I want a […]
Rice puffer
Lindsay and the kids went to the Farm for a few days to visit Laura, Ian, Helen, Vera and Faye and one of the activities was to puff rice with a puffer that came from my Grandfather. It looked fun, sorry I missed it. [Now updated with footage from Ian.] http://photos.dspencer.net/Videos/Features/10646206_8nNRM#1350937654_8TPfZjH-A-LB
Pie crust (optimized)
From the Pilsbury Cookbook, but optimized. For a single-crust pie: 1 1/4 cups all purpose flour 5/8 teaspoon salt 3.25 oz shortening (the best is 2/3 butter and 1/3 lard) 4-5 Tablespoons cold water For a double-crust pie: 2 1/2 cups all purpose flour 1 1/4 teaspoons salt 6.5 oz shortening (the […]