Anyone here use agave as a sweetener? Any tips?
There are uses for agave besides tequila? ::blink blink::
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Cashmere - Mar 07, 2007 12:04:49 pm PST #5682 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
Nutty - Mar 07, 2007 12:04:55 pm PST #5683 of 10001
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Are they aware the Statue of Liberty comes from... France??
Also, I was under the impression Jesus was actually a big fan of the tired, the poor, and the huddled masses.
Jessica - Mar 07, 2007 12:05:44 pm PST #5684 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
NAPLES, Italy - A 74-year-old Italian grandmother who bought a sack of potatoes at her local market found a live grenade among the spuds.
“I found a bomb in the potatoes,” Olga Mauriello said.
“I went to the market to buy some potatoes, and that’s where the bomb was. But this bomb was covered in dirt, and I put it in water and got all dirt off. And then I realized, ‘It’s a bomb!’”
Police said the pine cone-shaped grenade, which had no pin and was still active, was the same type used by U.S. soldiers in Europe in World War II. Authorities believe the mix-up happened at a farm in France, where the grenade was plucked from the ground along with potatoes.
To the woman’s relief, police and explosives experts in the small town of San Giorgio a Cremano, near Naples, recovered the grenade and safely detonated it on Wednesday.
Cashmere - Mar 07, 2007 12:07:49 pm PST #5685 of 10001
Now tagless for your comfort.
::rethinks plan to make hash browns for dinner::
sarameg - Mar 07, 2007 12:11:38 pm PST #5686 of 10001
Just take the sack of potatoes and hurl them one at a time into an empty lot. No explosions? You're good. You might want to yell Incoming!
And if there is an explosion, probably saves some time grating.
§ ita § - Mar 07, 2007 12:15:59 pm PST #5687 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Imagine that in a potato gun.
sarameg - Mar 07, 2007 12:17:02 pm PST #5688 of 10001
Those use air pressure, right?
thwoopBANG!
P.M. Marc - Mar 07, 2007 12:19:59 pm PST #5689 of 10001
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Anyone here use agave as a sweetener? Any tips?
Yeah, I do. What application?
I use it instead of sugar or honey in beverages, generally. About a third less of it than I'd use of the other. Haven't tried it for anything but that yet, though.
DavidS - Mar 07, 2007 12:23:00 pm PST #5690 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Has anyone here ever had foie gras? Is it tasty? or just desired because of its exclusive reputation?
Very tasty. Have you never had liverwurst? It's fancy, gussied up goose liverwurst.
Daisy Jane! They've got a caviar bar in the Ferry Building. You can get a variety of caviars in a variety of ways and a glass of champagne. It's a very deluxe experience.
§ ita § - Mar 07, 2007 12:26:15 pm PST #5691 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What application?
Baking mostly, perhaps sweetening drinks such as lemonade (don't sweeten much else).
From poking around, it seems clear that you have to alter the amount of liquids in the recipe to compensate for it being fluid. But what does using agave mean for the standard "beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy" step? Does the agave get combined with the liquids? Or is there any point in beating its non-crystallised self with the butter?