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Dough in TO?

anthill — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:58:49 -0800

I love sourdough. It doesn't seem like anyone else in Toronto does, though. Could anyone recommend a TO bakery with a bread that's

thick, flaky crust-ed
moist, spongy on the inside
sour, real sour

Basically what Boudin makes in San Francisco. Or what Venice Bakery sells as "Vancouver Sourdough" out west.

I've tried Future Bakery and Stonemill Bakehouse, both of which make look-alike sourdoughs with all the flavor of a baguette.

I could bake my own bread or air-freight Boudin's, but I'd much rather just support a local bakery... help!

Where to find sour plums?

caelumluna — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 13:48:14 -0800

Where to find sour Persian green plums in New York? My wife and I have a huge craving for these plums. Got some from a website (tulumba.com) but it is fairly expensive. Are there any new yorkers who knows where to get these sour plums?

Not whining.

pseudostrabismus — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 17:02:41 -0800

What's the best format for an extremely lightweight drinker to buy & store wine, to enable very gradual consumption without the wine going sour? I want to keep red wine in the house, but I never drink it fast enough to finish the bottle before it starts tasting weird. I might drink 1/2 a glass every other night or so, at which rate it takes over 2 weeks to finish a regular-sized bottle, and by then it's all vinagery. Bottles stored in the fridge last a little longer but then the wine's cold, which I don't like. Single serving bottles seem like a good solution (even so, those are 2-3 sevings for me, it's ridiculous) but there's only one brand available in my area, and it's kind of vile. Do those spray cans of gas work? Or freezing it? Or buying it in a box so it's airtight? Suggestions, especially cheap, easy solutions, greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Oooh that smell.

cowboy_sally — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 13:55:27 -0800

What is the strange smell emanating from certain areas of our apartment? It's very strong and sour, like boiled cabbage...and it's confined to the front hallway and the bathroom. Initially I thought it might be cooking smells from other people's apartments--there's a lot of that in the stairwells--but no one's cooking smells like this. And if that were the case, why would it smell that way in the bathroom? The smell is strongest when the heat has been on or it's hot outside, and it seems to be concentrated by the bathroom sink and (oddly) inside the hall closet.

We've lived in the same apartment for 4 years now, and the smell's aways been here. Pre-war multifamily (30+ apartments) rental building that's not well maintained. Yeah.

After reading through the other stinky-apartment askme posts, I suspect the source is something not so benign. So what nasty substance is the culprit? Is it mildew? A cockroach colony? Cracked pipes? (I doubt it's a dead animal, unless there's a special rat burial ground in our walls.) Even if it's something we can't fix on our own, I'd still like to have an idea of what it could be before I approach the landlord about it. Thanks folks.

How can I put the sour back into the sourdough?

IndigoJones — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:07:23 -0800

Slight tangent from this question: the sourdough rises on command and leavens the bread, texture is fine - but the sour is gone. The best batch it ever made was on initial activation from the Ed Wood envelope somewhere over a year ago. Since then- not so much. In fact, not much at all.

Any advice on how to bring back that tangy feeling is what I'm looking for, and will be most grateful for same.

Have you ever tasted your wife/girlfriend's breast milk when she was lactating?

MrTangent — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:36:58 -0800

Have you ever tasted your wife/girlfriend's breast milk when she was lactating? 1. Guys, have you ever tasted your wife/girlfriend's breast milk when she was lactating? (if so, how and why)

2. Girls, have you ever had a boyfriend/husband taste yours? (if so, what did it make you feel)

I think it's more common than most people would like to admit, and it's a potentially embarrassing question but this is virtually anonymous so why not. I've never done it (besides when I was an infant), but for some reason I'd like to try it (not sexually though, honestly). Call me weird. There is no shame though. I don't think it's that unusual and most couples probably have tried it (I bet most expectant/new mothers have tried their own, for instance... curiosity is a strong thing, after all).

I asked a friend who has had children if he had, and he said he had. He mentioned that it's a bit more bitter (and obviously warm) than the milk you get at the store.

I have a morbid curiosity, but I am honestly wanting feedback on this issue.

Sour mixed drink recommendations.

slimepuppy — Wed, 05 Jul 2006 03:14:08 -0800

Sour/bitter mixed alcoholic drink recommendations. I'm looking for sour mixed drinks to enjoy.

I like my alcohol to taste like alcohol. I enjoy stouts, ales and lager and when I want something with a bit more kick, I enjoy (good, old, single malt) whisky.

However, I know veritably nothing about mixed drinks and want to expand my repertoire (and take advantage of more of the shiny bottles behind the bartender). The only mixed drinks I have enjoyed have been gin & tonic, vodka martinis and screwdrivers. The latter being just about borderline too 'sweet' for me (depending on the quality of the orange juice used). I can drink Fruitburst Whateveritas, but I don't really enjoy it.

So, hivemind, please help me find mixed beverages that satiate my desire for 'oomph' in drinks. I apologise for the vagueness of the question, as I don't really know what 'base' alcohol is good to use for what I desire (otherwise I would've used one of the online databases...)

I'll drink anything once or twice.

Where can I buy this evil snack treat?

A frothy mixture of lube and fecal matter. — Sun, 21 May 2006 17:29:20 -0800

Where can I buy a Taiwanese snack over the net? In particular, I'm looking for Suan Mei. They're extremely sour, and look a bit like the pocket lint that exists after you wash a load of jeans.

This might (or might not) be the correct name for it:

Extra super bonus points if the source delivers to Europe as well as the United States.

What can I do with a couple hundred pounds of sour oranges?

Optimus Chyme — Sun, 30 Apr 2006 13:16:17 -0800

What can I do with a couple hundred pounds of sour oranges? Here's the scoop. We have an orange tree that either had a really bad year or is ornamental or something, because the oranges look good, they smell good, but they taste like ass. I'm pretty loath to just toss them in the garbage, because that's a lot of sugar and other organic material to waste, but I'm not going to make gallons of marmalade and no one would want to eat them.

So. Can I just put them in a corner of the yard and let the birds, insects, and lizards go nuts or what are we looking at there? Because that's my only idea.

Bonus question: identify this tree so I know if I can get some good ones next year of if they're just lookin' oranges. Also, they're lumpy because they've been sitting out way too long.

Fermented applesauce good to eat?

breath — Sat, 30 Apr 2005 11:22:00 -0800

I've got a jar of organic applesauce that started smelling sour about two weeks after I bought it. Should I eat it? I know that it's possible to ferment your own alcoholic drinks in this way, but am I going to get wicked messed up/sick if it happened naturally? The total quantity is like 12 oz, so I'm not planning on going on a bender. Maybe having it on some waffles.