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----- Original Message -----
From: Barbara
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 1:48 AM
Subject: Basque Bread
Hello,
I was wondering if I could get the recipe for the round ,large french bread from
the Pyrenees French Basque bakery in Bakersfield California. I had the bread 46
years ago and have never forgotten it. Since I am unable to travel now I would
love to be able to make a loaf before I get to much older. I was 16 when I tasted
the bread and with my first love. We didn't last but the memory of the bread has.
The bakery has been in business I think since 1945. They have a web page. Here it is:
https://www.pyreneesbakery.com/ Pyrenees Bakery
I love your site it is wonderful
Thank you
Barbara
Hi Barbara,
I had no success at all in finding a recipe or copycat for any bread from
Pyrenees French Bakery. They likely don't give out their recipe, and apparently
no one has been able to make a copycat version.
Searching for a similar recipe is problematic, because unless the recipe itself
says "like Pyrenees French Bakery french bread", then how would one identify a
similar recipe when he saw it?
Pyrenees French Bakery has several bread products, but I'm speculating that you want
a sourdough French bread.
There are sourdough French Bread recipes on these sites:
Big Oven
Food.com
France Travel Secrets
There are French Bread Recipes on these sites:
Cyber Kitchen
Sugar Laws
Squidoo
I found no mention of any Basque connection on the Pyrenees French Bakery
website other than the "Pyrenees" in their name. They refer to themselves
as simply a "French Bakery", and to their product as "French Bread" or
"Sourdough French Bread". I did find a couple of "Basque Bread" recipes
on these sites:
Big Oven Basque Bread Recipe
All Easy Recipes
I hope you find something on these sites that works for you. You might be
able to obtain more information by posting on the Pyrenees Bakery facebook
page at:
Pyrenees Bakery Facebook Page
If you contact the bakery, they might overnight a loaf to you.
Phaed
Phaed,
A reader was searching for Basque Bread in the 9-9-2011 column.
There is a community of Basque Sheepherders in the area of
Bakersfield, CA. (and across the desert area of the U.S.).
Their Sheepherder's bread was famous in the mid to late 1960's.
I seem to remember it was even sold commerically under the
name "Sheepherder's bread" in southern California.
Maybe that's what the reader was looking for?
Basque Sheepherder's Recipes -
Basque Sheepherder's Bread baked in a Dutch Oven
https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90914888
Reuben
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 5:58 PM
Subject: Yummy Potato Salad
Hi Phaed., have another project for you...ha ha..I purchased a 3 lb tub
or Reser's potato salad, and looked on the side of the plastic tub for
the ingredients....although only partially listed, I was wondering if
you have any way of finding out the proper amounts of each ..my taste buds
are yelling for more of this..and would like to make this for summer picnics..
what are listed on the side of the plastic tub( 1.25 kg ) are..potatoes,
mayo, soybean oil, water, egg yolks, vinegar, glucose/fructose, salt, spice,
calcium, disodium edta, celery, carrot, vinegar, onion, salt, sugar,
modified corn starch, ,citric acid ,potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate,
dried chives, xanthan gum, and spice. I realize some are added for preservatives,
and others for stability of the product..
What I really would like to know is the proper amounts of each to make about 3 lbs.
I have searched the web, and recipe clone sites, but none offer anything that seems
reasonably close..Tons of potato salad recipes though..anyway...any help would be
appreciated... oh yeah..thanks for the information on the coffee.. I will continue
my quest one cup at a time...ha ha ha Thanks Phaed.
Hi Tom,
Sorry, I had no success with this one. As you say, there are dozens of potato salad
recipes around, but I could not find any that claimed to be similar to Reser's.
Phaed
----- Original Message -----
From: Carmie
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 1:22 PM
Subject: sandwich spread
Hormel used to market a sandwich spread (somewhat like ham salad) in a tube.
They have discontinued it. A local market used to carry sandwich spread in
their deli and they have discontinued it. I need to find a recipe for it.
Can you help!
thanks
Carmie
Hello Carmie,
I cannot find any mention of Hormel sandwich spread in a tube. Sorry. There is
no possible way that I could find out anything about the sandwich spread sold
in your local market without knowing the name and location of the market.
There is a Hormel recipe for a sandwich spread made using Hormel SPAM here:
Hormel
There is a recipe for a ham sandwich spread here:
CD Kitchen
Phaed
----- Original Message -----
From: chris
To: phaedrus@hungrybrowser.com
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 5:28 PM
Subject: Steamboat Chicken
Dawn you hat and lite your pipe . . .
Can you find the recipe for the chicken with lemon and honey made at Steamboat Chicken?
Loving YOU,
Chris
Hello Chris,
I have had no success locating a restaurant named "Steamboat Chicken".
"Steamboat" is an Asian method of cooking in which skewered bits of beef, chicken,
seafood, vegetables, etc., are dipped into a steaming pot of broth for cooking.
It's similar to "Mongolian hot pot" or Mongolian fire pot". I believe "The Melting Pot"
restaurant chain has some dishes that are prepared this way.
I have no idea if this is to what you are referring but, if so, see these sites:
All Recipes
The Food Site
ABC.Net
Phaed
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