December 1 -- yummy holiday things for BroadlyBrazen

[rthstewart]

Comments

[adaese]

I clearly need to get baking.

I got very frustrated with the Joy of Cooking recipe for chocolate chip cookies, though I normally find the recipes in it pretty reliable. Turned out American butter has less fat and more water than British butter. Switched to Mrs Beeton, problem solved. I foresee in-depth research to find out if your recipes anglicise more smoothly.

[wellinghall]

Yes, you do ... ;-)

[rthstewart]

But you have pudding!

[wellinghall]

Not yesterday ... :-(

[rthstewart]

oh goodness, I don't know how to accommodate the butter difference. The nice thing about the ginger cookie one is that, in fact, it's all vegetable shortening, no butter. the different properties of fats, sugars, leavenings, and acids and what they impart are the only part of chemistry I like.

I hope your pudding is errr macerating well?

[heliopausa]

Oh, thanks, adaese! I didn't know that about butter differences.