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Technical Help & Discussion => Software, Hardware & Website Recommendations => Topic started by: mistybear on December 09, 2008, 11:09
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The Food Timeline. (http://www.foodtimeline.org/)
Ever wonder what foods the Vikings ate when they set off to explore the new world? How Thomas Jefferson made his ice cream? What the pioneers cooked along the Oregon Trail? Who invented the potato chip...and why?
Welcome to the Food Timeline! Food history presents a fascinating buffet of popular lore and contradictory facts. Some people will tell you it's impossible to express this topic in exact timeline format. They are correct. Most foods we eat are not invented; they evolve.
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That should keep Rik amused for a few hours! ;)
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Bookmarked! That is one hell of a website MB. Pumpkin Pie for you too. ;D
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I've never tried pumpkin pie, not sure I want to, either.
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That should keep Rik amused for a few hours! ;)
Not that long, I eat fast. ;)
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I've never tried pumpkin pie, not sure I want to, either.
It's pretty good Misty
I think you would like it
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I'm game, have you any recipes, Davy. :)
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Her are a couple sites with good recipes
I have used both and they are good
From a fresh pumpkin
http://www.pumpkinpatchesandmore.org/pumpkinrecipes.php
canned pumpkin
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/pumpkin-pie-recipe/index.html
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Pumpkin! :ack:
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Butternut squash soup, which is a type of pumpkin, is lovely Simon :)
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I'm not a fan of root veg, San. I think it comes under that category, doesn't it?
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No, root veg by definition are tubers and grow underground, pumpkins are squashes which grow above ground ;D
I think you already know that I am not a big veggie lover Simon, unless they have been processed first by being eaten by cows, sheep and pigs and turned into meat, but butternut squash and other pumpkins do make nice soups and dont have a bad texture or taste, even when eaten as a boiled, baked or roasted vegetable :)
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Pumpkin makes the tastiest pie I've ever eaten. It's gorgeous! Mind, it would be more accurate to describe it as a tart or a flan because it doesn't have a pastry lid.
If you've never eaten pumpkin pie before, make a point of seeking it out. It's right up there with treacle tart, Mississippi mud pie, egg custard and all the other sweet classics.
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I have to say, I've never actually had pumpkin, as I'd always thought it was like parsnip or swede, which I don't like.
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What's wrong with Swedes? There have been some very attractive ones. ;D :scoot:
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Especially those in suede coats. ;)
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That's a turnip for the books. :)
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Her are a couple sites with good recipes
I have used both and they are good
From a fresh pumpkin
http://www.pumpkinpatchesandmore.org/pumpkinrecipes.php
canned pumpkin
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/paula-deen/pumpkin-pie-recipe/index.html
Thanks Davy, the first site has some good recipes. :thumbs:
I just bought some pumpkin this afternoon for soup, but there is a recipe for roasted pumpkin seeds, which I'll try. The pumpkin cookies look good as well.....(https://www.pc-pals.com/smf/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffc05.deviantart.com%2Ffs37%2Ff%2F2008%2F245%2F8%2F2%2Fpumpkin_by_Synfull.gif&hash=28a9917204282dbe9add769b6597b346360c6cb6)
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That's a turnip for the books. :)
:aarrgh: :groan: :out: ;D
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Pumpkin soup is a favourite of mine and I include pumpkin seeds in my breadmaking. I understand the seeds are very good for you. Not sure what all these orange lumps are that are growing all over me though! ;D
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The mind boggles! ;D
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I put pepitas, which seem to be the green hulled pumpkin kernel, in my muesli. How do you use the seeds in bread making, Clive. Do you roast them first?
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I use sunflower seeds, caraway seeds, flaxseed and millet as well. You just throw them into the mix and let the breadmaker do its thing. Go easy on the caraway seeds though since they have a very strong taste and many people don't like them. But seeds are full of omegas (you knew that already though!) so they are really good for you.
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Try golden linseeds in a straight farmhouse white bread - you won't be disappointed. I believe they're reputed to be anti-carcinogenic too, but don't ask me for the science.
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Sorry, when I said flaxseed I meant linseed. :blush: Wait! It's the same thing! :D
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The millet worries me. Do you have to sit on a perch to eat it, and does it come with a little free mirror? :)x
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Tweet tweet tweet. :laugh:
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I tawt I taw a puddy tat! :)x
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Cweep cweep. :)x
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Millet is one of the finest foods available. It will grow where other grains won't, it has a protein level akin to that of wheat, and it's full of vitamin B, including the controversial vitamin B17.
You can buy millet at health food shops and it's dead easy to cook. Substitute it for couscous or rice. I love it!
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I have to say, I've never actually had pumpkin, as I'd always thought it was like parsnip or swede, which I don't like.
Did you know that in the second world war, parsnips were mashed and flavoured to make them taste like bananas? Just cook and mash the parsnips, let them cool, then add banana essence. It's true, I saw it on The Wartime Kitchen & Garden! Towards the end of the war, however, they ran out of banana essence, so I suppose there was something to be said for U-boats after all.
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No, I didn't know that, Gill, and am left wondering... why? If there was a shortage of bananas, I'd have just assumed they'd have gone without.
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The people on the TV series tasted the artificial banana and were left asking the same question as you, Simon.
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I use sunflower seeds, caraway seeds, flaxseed and millet as well. You just throw them into the mix and let the breadmaker do its thing. Go easy on the caraway seeds though since they have a very strong taste and many people don't like them. But seeds are full of omegas (you knew that already though!) so they are really good for you.
I do add sunflower seeds and linseeds, that was until I realised that linseeds pass through whole. So now I add LSA mix (ground linseed, almond and sunflower seeds). My mother adds Flaxseed oil to her breakfast, supposed to be very good for you, but I'm not sure about adding an oil to muesli. :dunno:
I haven't tried caraway seeds.
Millet is one of the finest foods available. It will grow where other grains won't, it has a protein level akin to that of wheat, and it's full of vitamin B, including the controversial vitamin B17.
I hadn't heard about B17, until talking to my cousins son, who was researching it when his mum was having chemo. There was something about that it may conflict with chemo. Apricot seeds seem to be the best source of B17, but quite bitter.
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That reminds me. I must make some bread today! :)
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Me too. Yesterday was a day for baking and freezing pizza bases :) .