Bad memory? Who, me? (plus RECIPE)
Gloria P
I just put a banana bread in the oven after being quite proud that I
hadn't forgotten to add the bananas this time (almost did last time!)
As I was cleaning up the counter I began to close the egg carton.
Hmmm, strange. I thought there had been only four eggs in there when I
opened it, and I see four eggs.
DUMMY! Rush for the oven where luckily the bread had only spent about
60 seconds. Pulled out the pan, poured the batter back into the mixing
bowl, and it hadn't started to firm up yet. I cracked in the two eggs,
got it all mixed and back in the oven.
It looks OK. Time will tell.
It's H#LL to get older but I guess it beats the alternative.
gloria p
James Beard's Banana Bread 1 loaf
2 c. sifted all purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 c. butter
1 c. granulated sugar
2 eggs
1 cup mashed very ripe bananas (about 2)
1/2 c. milk
1 tsp. lemon juice or vinegar
1/2 c. chopped nuts
Sift first three ingredients together. Cream the butter and gradually
add the sugar. Mix well. Add eggs one at a time, then bananas and mix
thoroughly. Combine milk and lemon juice which will curdle a bit.
Slowly and alternately fold in the flour and milk mixtures, beginning
and ending with the dry ingredients. Mix well after each addition.
Stir int he nuts, then pour the batter into a lavishly buttered 9x5 inch
pan and bake in a preheated 350deg. oven for one hour or until the brad
springs back when lightly touched in the center.
Melba's Jammin'
Gloria P <gpue...@comcast.net> wrote:
> I just put a banana bread in the oven after being quite proud that I
> hadn't forgotten to add the bananas this time (almost did last time!)
>
> As I was cleaning up the counter I began to close the egg carton.
> Hmmm, strange. I thought there had been only four eggs in there when I
> opened it, and I see four eggs.
>
> DUMMY! Rush for the oven where luckily the bread had only spent about
> 60 seconds. Pulled out the pan, poured the batter back into the mixing
> bowl, and it hadn't started to firm up yet. I cracked in the two eggs,
> got it all mixed and back in the oven.
>
> It looks OK. Time will tell.
BTDT. I'll bet it'll be fine. :-)
--
-Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ
http://web.mac.com/barbschaller, and here's the link to my appearance
on "A Prairie Home Companion," <http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/
programs/2008/08/30/>
kilikini
> I just put a banana bread in the oven after being quite proud that I
> hadn't forgotten to add the bananas this time (almost did last time!)
>
> As I was cleaning up the counter I began to close the egg carton.
> Hmmm, strange. I thought there had been only four eggs in there when
> I opened it, and I see four eggs.
>
> DUMMY! Rush for the oven where luckily the bread had only spent about
> 60 seconds. Pulled out the pan, poured the batter back into the
> mixing bowl, and it hadn't started to firm up yet. I cracked in the
> two eggs, got it all mixed and back in the oven.
>
> It looks OK. Time will tell.
>
LOL, I think we've all done stuff like that. :~)
kili
Pennyaline
>
> I just put a banana bread in the oven after being quite proud that I
> hadn't forgotten to add the bananas this time (almost did last time!)
>
> As I was cleaning up the counter I began to close the egg carton.
> Hmmm, strange. I thought there had been only four eggs in there when I
> opened it, and I see four eggs.
>
> DUMMY! Rush for the oven where luckily the bread had only spent about
> 60 seconds. Pulled out the pan, poured the batter back into the mixing
> bowl, and it hadn't started to firm up yet. I cracked in the two eggs,
> got it all mixed and back in the oven.
>
> It looks OK. Time will tell.
>
> It's H#LL to get older but I guess it beats the alternative.
At least you remembered to put it into the oven.
<did you set the timer?>
Gloria P
> Gloria P wrote:
>>
>> I just put a banana bread in the oven after being quite proud that I
>> hadn't forgotten to add the bananas this time (almost did last time!)
>>
>> As I was cleaning up the counter I began to close the egg carton.
>> Hmmm, strange. I thought there had been only four eggs in there when
>> I opened it, and I see four eggs.
>>
>> DUMMY! Rush for the oven where luckily the bread had only spent about
>> 60 seconds. Pulled out the pan, poured the batter back into the mixing
>> bowl, and it hadn't started to firm up yet. I cracked in the two eggs,
>> got it all mixed and back in the oven.
>>
>> It looks OK. Time will tell.
>>
>> It's H#LL to get older but I guess it beats the alternative.
>
> At least you remembered to put it into the oven.
>
> <did you set the timer?>
>
Yes I did, THIS time. I have forgotten in the past and had to guess how
long something had been baking.
At least I've never left the house forgetting something baking in the
oven. Thank Barb's Alex for small favors.
gloria p
Nancy Young
> Pennyaline wrote:
>> Gloria P wrote:
>>>
>>> I just put a banana bread in the oven after being quite proud that I
>>> hadn't forgotten to add the bananas this time (almost did last
>>> time!)
>>>
>>> As I was cleaning up the counter I began to close the egg carton.
>>> Hmmm, strange. I thought there had been only four eggs in there
>>> when
>>> I opened it, and I see four eggs.
>>>
>>> DUMMY! Rush for the oven where luckily the bread had only spent
>>> about 60 seconds. Pulled out the pan, poured the batter back into
>>> the mixing bowl, and it hadn't started to firm up yet. I cracked in
>>> the two eggs, got it all mixed and back in the oven.
>>>
>>> It looks OK. Time will tell.
>>>
>>> It's H#LL to get older but I guess it beats the alternative.
>>
>> At least you remembered to put it into the oven.
>>
>> <did you set the timer?>
> Yes I did, THIS time. I have forgotten in the past and had to guess
> how long something had been baking.
I'm not alone in forgetting to look at the clock when something
goes in the oven? Is it that difficult to do? I often forget to do
that. Luckily I'm usually not baking.
I got a kick out of you forgetting the eggs. Especially with
quiche, I've had to quick add the mushrooms/spinach/whatever
to already filled pie crusts.
nancy, needs to pay more attention
gunner
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Gloria P
Okay, this may be too late to save my reputation, but in the
midst of putting together said banana bread there was a Very Important
phone call from a neighbor about Someone Breaching the Neighborhood
Covenants. Shortly after I got back to the mixing, Dear Husband
demanded I find my last year's ski pass because he needed the code
number on it to renew online IMMEDIATELY.
Not Good Excuses, but excuses nonetheless.
Who am I kidding? Those things really happened, but 10 years ago I
could have done it right with one hand tied behind my back.
gloria p
Mark Thorson
>
> It's H#LL to get older but I guess it beats the alternative.
Looks like Mad Cow Disease to me. :-)
Gloria P
Do ya think? Maybe, but the twitching hasn't started yet.
gloria p
Wayne Boatwright
> Gloria P wrote:
>>
>> It's H#LL to get older but I guess it beats the alternative.
>
> Looks like Mad Cow Disease to me. :-)
>
Are you calling Gloria a Mad Cow? Shame!
--
Wayne Boatwright
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Gloria P
> On Thu 02 Oct 2008 06:18:50p, Mark Thorson told us...
>
>> Gloria P wrote:
>>> It's H#LL to get older but I guess it beats the alternative.
>> Looks like Mad Cow Disease to me. :-)
>>
>
> Are you calling Gloria a Mad Cow? Shame!
>
Yabbut remember, he said it with a smiley!
;-)
gloria p
Wayne Boatwright
Never trust anyone who's smiling. You never know what's behind that smile.
:-)
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walk one's own path.<365 Tao>
Nancy Young
> Nancy Young wrote:
>> I got a kick out of you forgetting the eggs. Especially with quiche,
>> I've had to quick add the mushrooms/spinach/whatever
>> to already filled pie crusts.
> Okay, this may be too late to save my reputation, but in the
> midst of putting together said banana bread there was a Very Important
> phone call from a neighbor about Someone Breaching the Neighborhood
> Covenants. Shortly after I got back to the mixing, Dear Husband
> demanded I find my last year's ski pass because he needed the code
> number on it to renew online IMMEDIATELY.
How can you be expected to remember every ingredient under
those conditions? Just be glad the carton of eggs was sitting
there or you might have wound up with banana rock bread.
nancy
Giusi
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>
> I just put a banana bread in the oven after being quite proud that I
> hadn't forgotten to add the bananas this time (almost did last time!)
>
> As I was cleaning up the counter I began to close the egg carton.
> Hmmm, strange. I thought there had been only four eggs in there when I
> opened it, and I see four eggs.
>
> DUMMY! Rush for the oven where luckily the bread had only spent about 60
> seconds. Pulled out the pan, poured the batter back into the mixing
> bowl, and it hadn't started to firm up yet. I cracked in the two eggs, got
> it all mixed and back in the oven.
>
> It looks OK. Time will tell.
>
> It's H#LL to get older but I guess it beats the alternative.
>
> gloria p
Why do you think mise en place exists? We all have holes in our heads.
The Cook
wrote:
I have gone so far as to set the timer but not hit the start button
when I put the stuff in the over. It tends to happen more often when
I am doing multiple batches of things like cookies. Set the timer,
hang it around my neck, start it for the first batch. This particular
timer returns to the set time when you hit stop so I am likely to
forget to start it again.
John Kane
> I just put a banana bread in the oven after being quite proud that I
> hadn't forgotten to add the bananas this time (almost did last time!)
>
> As I was cleaning up the counter I began to close the egg carton.
> Hmmm, strange. I thought there had been only four eggs in there when I
> opened it, and I see four eggs.
I'd never do anything like that :) Mind you I did discover that bread
does not rise very well without yeast.
John Kane Kingston ON Canada
Melba's Jammin'
"Giusi" <decob...@yahoo.com> wrote:
Hey, she HAD the eggs right there on the counter. Now don't be
condescending. <grin>
Melba's Jammin'
Gloria P <gpue...@comcast.net> wrote:
> Nancy Young wrote:
> > Gloria P wrote:
> >> Pennyaline wrote:
> >>>
> >>> At least you remembered to put it into the oven.
> >>>
> >>> <did you set the timer?>
> >
> >> Yes I did, THIS time. I have forgotten in the past and had to guess
> >> how long something had been baking.
> >
> > I'm not alone in forgetting to look at the clock when something
> > goes in the oven? Is it that difficult to do? I often forget to do
> > that. Luckily I'm usually not baking.
> >
> > I got a kick out of you forgetting the eggs. Especially with quiche,
> > I've had to quick add the mushrooms/spinach/whatever
> > to already filled pie crusts.
> > nancy, needs to pay more attention
>
>
>
> Okay, this may be too late to save my reputation,
There was no loss of reputation.
I'ts never too late.
Hope springs eternal.
> but in the midst of putting together said banana bread there was a
> Very Important phone call from a neighbor about Someone Breaching the
> Neighborhood Covenants. Shortly after I got back to the mixing, Dear
> Husband demanded I find my last year's ski pass because he needed the
> code number on it to renew online IMMEDIATELY.
> Not Good Excuses, but excuses nonetheless.
My fifth grade teacher used to say, "I want a reason, not an excuse!"
(You provided a good reason <demanding spouse> for your lapse in, uh,
cognitive thinking.) :-)
Omelet
Gloria P <gpue...@comcast.net> wrote:
Timers are a godsend. My cooking has been SO much better now that I've
stopped "guestimating".
--
Peace! Om
"He who has the gold makes the rules"
--Om
"He who has the guns can get the gold."
-- Steve Rothstein
Omelet
Gloria P <gpue...@comcast.net> wrote:
> I just put a banana bread in the oven after being quite proud that I
> hadn't forgotten to add the bananas this time (almost did last time!)
>
> As I was cleaning up the counter I began to close the egg carton.
> Hmmm, strange. I thought there had been only four eggs in there when I
> opened it, and I see four eggs.
This is where having multiple small containers and laying out ALL the
ingredients prior to starting comes in handy. :-)
At least you caught it in time...
Omelet
"Nancy Young" <rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote:
And you remembered how many eggs you started with! :-)
Omelet
I've been doing that a LOT more lately, and I'm only 46.
Plus it makes for good photo material. <g>
http://i37.tinypic.com/4hv979.jpg
Finale'
http://i35.tinypic.com/qq24nr.jpg
Nancy Young
> "Nancy Young" <rjyn...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> How can you be expected to remember every ingredient under
>> those conditions? Just be glad the carton of eggs was sitting
>> there or you might have wound up with banana rock bread.
>
> And you remembered how many eggs you started with! :-)
True! She gets points for that.
nancy
Omelet
Dimitri
"Gloria P" <gpue...@comcast.net> wrote in message
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>
> I just put a banana bread in the oven after being quite proud that I
> hadn't forgotten to add the bananas this time (almost did last time!)
>
> As I was cleaning up the counter I began to close the egg carton.
> Hmmm, strange. I thought there had been only four eggs in there when I
> opened it, and I see four eggs.
>
> DUMMY! Rush for the oven where luckily the bread had only spent about 60
> seconds. Pulled out the pan, poured the batter back into the mixing
> bowl, and it hadn't started to firm up yet. I cracked in the two eggs, got
> it all mixed and back in the oven.
>
> It looks OK. Time will tell.
>
> It's H#LL to get older but I guess it beats the alternative.
>
> gloria p
>
Been there done that.
Think of it this way you were making sure the oven was preheated adequately.
Lets not try for Misery loves company.
Dimitri
Christine Dabney
wrote:
I am getting really good (well, most of the time!) about mise en
place. No matter what I am cooking.
The last time I messed up, was when Arri London came over to dinner.
However, it wasn't too bad a mess up: I was going to fix a Lidia
recipe for spareribs. I didn't check in advance to see if I had
honey, (cause I always have honey around!) and it turns out I had
none. So the recipe got abbreviated to not having a glaze on it.
Still turned out fairly good.
This was the recipe I started out to make:
http://www.lidiasitaly.com/entrees/en08
Christine
Terry Pulliam Burd
>Yes I did, THIS time. I have forgotten in the past and had to guess how
>long something had been baking.
>
>At least I've never left the house forgetting something baking in the
>oven. Thank Barb's Alex for small favors.
The timers' "ping" on the oven and microwave in this house are too
soft (one only pings once, the other three times). If I have my head
stuck in the computer I often didn't hear it and didn't notice
anything amiss until a) the smoke alarm went off, or b) I smelled
burning. Finally got smart and bought a small timer that I keep by the
computer. It doesn't "ping," it has a "brrrrriiiinnnngggg!" that would
wake the dead.
Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
--
"If the soup had been as hot as the claret, if the claret had been as
old as the bird, and if the bird's breasts had been as full as the
waitress's, it would have been a very good dinner."
-- Duncan Hines
To reply, replace "meatloaf" with "cox"
DK
I hired a guy to listen for them for me. I can't be bothered with pings
and such.
-dk
Omelet
Terry Pulliam Burd <ntpu...@meatloaf.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 02 Oct 2008 17:17:34 -0600, Gloria P <gpue...@comcast.net>
> fired up random neurons and synapses to opine:
>
> >Yes I did, THIS time. I have forgotten in the past and had to guess how
> >long something had been baking.
> >
> >At least I've never left the house forgetting something baking in the
> >oven. Thank Barb's Alex for small favors.
>
> The timers' "ping" on the oven and microwave in this house are too
> soft (one only pings once, the other three times). If I have my head
> stuck in the computer I often didn't hear it and didn't notice
> anything amiss until a) the smoke alarm went off, or b) I smelled
> burning. Finally got smart and bought a small timer that I keep by the
> computer. It doesn't "ping," it has a "brrrrriiiinnnngggg!" that would
> wake the dead.
>
> Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd
My three channel timer is also set right next to my computer...
Omelet
Christine Dabney <arti...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
Sounds good. :-) Do you keep any raw sugar around? I light syrup made
with that tastes similar to honey, at least to me.