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Turned out great!

Yeah, I’ll try to get a picture of the next one I make and decorate. Too late now: it’s already passed through the body and back to the water treatment plant 😛

Oh, cool. We don’t get those around here, only the regular Prunus persica variety (free stone and cling). Due to the weather conditions the last few years, our crop has been hit or miss unfortunately.

Another way of getting the proper culture is to simply mix flour and water for a few days in a warm environment. After a week or two, the culture should have colonized enough so that you can start using it for repeated baking. Need to get the ratio down just right, though. Here’s one recipe if you want to try your hand at it. 🙂

Yeah, casseroles boiling over is always an issue here too. I have yet to find a recipe where the quantity doesn’t risk boiling over. I think it’s just due to the recipes trying to fill up a standard pan size, with cooking times written for such. May play with things on a larger pan at some point and see if I can figure out the proper details for a system that doesn’t boil over.

In theory, I could use my pressure cooker as a roaster but it’s too narrow for a lot of things. Used it a few times and it works out rather well, though. For a roasting pan, I just use an old hand-me-down. I probably should replace it at some point, though, as it has some bad hot spots and is very lightweight so doesn’t cook evenly. Don’t use it a whole lot, though (maybe a few times a year for special occasions) so it’s not something I’ve gotten around to yet 🙂