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[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by DNSB

My best guess is that the ingredient called for was baker's ammonia (ammonium bicarbonate). When heated, it breaks into ammonia and carbon dioxide acting as a leavening agent. Commonly used before baking soda and baking powder came into common use.

Now if you really want to get worried about what's you are using in baking, try reading 1636: The Chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz by Kerryn Offord & Rick Boatright (part of the Ring of Fire series). Hey, they needed a source of ammonia for making the sodium bicarbonate...

Thanks for the education that you gave me in paragraph #1. Paragraph #2, not so much.

[Apache]

Originally Posted by DNSB

My best guess is that the ingredient called for was baker's ammonia (ammonium bicarbonate). When heated, it breaks into ammonia and carbon dioxide acting as a leavening agent. Commonly used before baking soda and baking powder came into common use.

Now if you really want to get worried about what's you are using in baking, try reading 1636: The Chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz by Kerryn Offord & Rick Boatright (part of the Ring of Fire series). Hey, they needed a source of ammonia for making the sodium bicarbonate...

I enjoyed that book.
Apache

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by Apache

I enjoyed that book.
Apache

I'm sure that there are plenty more where that one came from. I just happened to see it when I was looking for something completely unrelated to cooking. I'm sure that if someone actually went looking for old cookbooks, he/she could find enough to fill a hard drive with many terabytes capacity.

I'm still frustrated by being unable to find that fermented fish dish that the ancient Romans loved so much (I think that it was called "garum," or something like that). I'm anxious to try it . . . .

[Little.Egret]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

I'm sure that there are plenty more where that one came from. I just happened to see it when I was looking for something completely unrelated to cooking. I'm sure that if someone actually went looking for old cookbooks, he/she could find enough to fill a hard drive with many terabytes capacity.

Once I saw an estimate for all pre-1850 books - perhaps ask the Library of Congress?

Predominately sermons I think.

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

I'm still frustrated by being unable to find that fermented fish dish that the ancient Romans loved so much (I think that it was called "garum," or something like that). I'm anxious to try it . . . .

Start with Thai fish sauce.

[GA Russell]

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[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by Little.Egret

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Start with Thai fish sauce.

No, you go ahead; being good mannered as I am, I insist.

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by GA Russell

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Talks about eating lectin-free. That's the first time that I've heard of that one. I've heard of these diets:
Paleo
Gluten-free
Carb-free
Meat-free
Meat-free and products-made-from animals free.
Sugar-free
And about everything else that you can imagine. But this is the first time that I've seen for lectin-free.

It's a wonder that I'm not dead already, what with all of the bad stuff that I've eaten . . . .

[LJJohnson]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

No, you go ahead; being good mannered as I am, I insist.

Be **SURE** and get the Virgin fish sauce. Otherwise, the dead fermenting fish have already given up there goodness at least once.

[GtrsRGr8]

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[DNSB]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

I'm sure that there are plenty more where that one came from. I just happened to see it when I was looking for something completely unrelated to cooking. I'm sure that if someone actually went looking for old cookbooks, he/she could find enough to fill a hard drive with many terabytes capacity.

Considering that most of the ones I've seen were image scans, they tend to be rather large files.

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

I'm still frustrated by being unable to find that fermented fish dish that the ancient Romans loved so much (I think that it was called "garum," or something like that). I'm anxious to try it . . . .

You might want to try Garum or liquamen. Personally, I'm iffy about trying any recipe that includes the words "The smell really is not bad at all". You do have a yogurt maker you are willing to sacrifice to the cause...

[GtrsRGr8]

Originally Posted by DNSB

Considering that most of the ones I've seen were image scans, they tend to be rather large files.



You might want to try Garum or liquamen. Personally, I'm iffy about trying any recipe that includes the words "The smell really is not bad at all". You do have a yogurt maker you are willing to sacrifice to the cause...

After a little research on the Web, I find that it's amazing how many places give recipes for ancient Roman dishes.

You've got to see the one for garum, at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/roman-recipes.html (do an in-page search for it). Make sure to read the last couple of sentences, especially. One says something like "leave in the sun for 7 days." Then, there's something about at the end the fish have all turned to liquid.

But one of the Scandinavian countries--Sweden, Norway, Denmark, somewhere--have a modern dish that, if memory serves me correctly, is much like the garum. I've heard that people from other countries find it absolutely detestable. It would be interesting if the Internet Archive had a fairly recent book of Scandinavian recipes, written in English . . . .

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[DNSB]

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

After a little research on the Web, I find that it's amazing how many places give recipes for ancient Roman dishes.

And none include the warning that this recipe is likely to be hazardous to your health.

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

You've got to see the one for garum, at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/roman-recipes.html (do an in-page search for it). Make sure to read the last couple of sentences, especially. One says something like "leave in the sun for 7 days." Then, there's something about at the end the fish have all turned to liquid.

Well, that eliminates me from trying the recipe. Now if it called for 7 days of rain....

Originally Posted by GtrsRGr8

But one of the Scandinavian countries--Sweden, Norway, Denmark, somewhere--have a modern dish that, if memory serves me correctly, is much like the garum. I've heard that people from other countries find it absolutely detestable. It would be interesting if the Internet Archive had a fairly recent book of Scandinavian recipes, written in English . . . .

Lutfisk was bad enough. I couldn't try any Swedish food for a couple of months after my innocent taste buds were introduced to lutfisk (also known to Norwegians as lutefisk) which translates as lye fish. I don't want to imagine what further infamy the minds that came up with lutfisk are capable of.

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