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bredlady@shreve.net (G Nuttall)
Thu, 11 Sep 1997 14:42:03 +0100
v097.n056.8
Sam wrote:

>From: Sam Hurwitz <suesam@pipeline.com>
>Subject: Damper
>Date: Sat, 30 Aug 1997 07:35:38 -0400
>
>For Bobbi whose mother needs a bread baked with practically nothing, there
>is a bread made in the Outback of Australia.  They put it in a large can,
>seal the can, and place it in a bed of hot coals.  In about twenty minutes,
>the bread is risen, removed from the can and eaten. It is a little heavier
>than we are used to but it is wonderful - especially aroound a campfire.
> Of course, it can also be made in an oven.


BE CAREFUL - using coffee cans becaue the lead sealants in the cans can
leach into the bread...


Damper is like a big loaf of biscuit dough and will hold it's shape when
baked on any type surface.

gg