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-----Original Message-----
From: Judy
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2017 10:02 PM
To: Phaedrus
Subject: Individual Tarte Tartin From Gourmet Magazine
Hello,
I’ve been trying to find the recipe for Individual Tarte Tartin from Goumet
magazine from the 90’s. I don’t remember the year exactly but it was made
with golden delicious apples, puff pastry crust and brushed with apricot
preserves after they came out of the oven. I don’t remember if there were
any other ingredients or not in the recipe. It was on the right hand page
at the bottom of the page in the magazine. It was a short recipe. I cut
the recipe out of the magazine and have lost it.
I was hoping you could locate it for me. Thank you.
Judy
Hi Judy,
I did not have any success with a recipe fitting your description that
identified itself as being from Gourmet Magazine. There isn't an online
database of Gourmet Magazine recipes that has the recipes printed in the
magazine in the 90s.
The closest recipe that I found to your description is here: Food Network
While I do not have a collection of cooking magazines, some of my readers
do. I will post this for their input.
Phaed
-----Original Message-----
From: Pat
Sent: Saturday, February 25, 2017 7:15 PM
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Subject: Unusual Dough Press
Uncle Phaedrus,
I have a baking equipment question that hopefully you can help
with, I have tried to find some information on this cookie dough press
with little results. It is a manual hand cranked piston type of dough
extruder, on the side is the the name "Arjax Molndal" and "Made in
Sweden", it is missing the end cap and die. It is possibly from the
1940's or 50's and was used in small bakeries to deposit a line of dough
on the bench. You can see how it is used in the you-tube video for
Echol's Pink Stripe Cookies, this is the only example I could find of
one being used. It is similar to an old style churro extruder. Any
information you can find would be greatly appreciated, I would love to
be able to find the missing parts to put it back into action.
Thank you, have browsed your sit for a long time and enjoy seeing the
"Lost" recipes from so great places.
I have attached a photo of the press to give you a better idea of how it
works.
Pat
Hello Pat,
I had no success with this. I looked at dozens of cookie presses and dough
extruders, but I cannot find one like it. As you say, it must have been
intended for use at a small bakery. It is too large for ordinary home use,
and it's smaller than the ones used by modern bakeries.
I had no success looking for cookie presses or dough extruders made in
Sweden. I had no success looking for antique cookie presses or dough
extruders like yours. As for "Arjax Mölndal", "Mölndal" is a city in Sweden,
and "Arjax" is a business name, probably a family name.
I could not find a company by that name that makes or made baking equipment.
The only business that I could find by that name is "Arjax Mekaniska
Verkstad" or "Arjax Mechanical Workshop", which is located in Mölndal. It's
advertised as a machine shop, not a bakery supply company.
I'll post this for reader input, but the only other suggestion that I have
for you would be for you to contact that machine shop in Mölndal, Sweden.
Perhaps they can tell you if they ever made such devices and whether they
could supply parts. See this address and phone numbers:
Arjax Mechanical Workshop
Krokslätts Street 45 B
431 67 Mölndal
Västra Götaland County
031-18 66 57
031-20 95 84
and : Arjax Mechanical
Phaed
-----Original Message-----
From: Wendy
Sent: Friday, February 24, 2017 3:03 PM
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Subject: Woolworth's Old fashioned Birthday cakes
Hi, I still dream about Woolworth's plain, old fashioned white cake, white
frosting birthday cakes. I've not been able to find a recipe or cake that
even comes close to it. Any assistance you're able to provide is
appreciated.
Thank you
Wendy
Hi Wendy,
Sorry, no success with this. It's apparently not on the Internet, and it's
not in the partial Woolworth's Kitchen Manual that I have.
I'll post for reader input.
Phaed
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