by Aimee on November 22, 2009
I mentioned I was trying to think of ways to make my blog more interesting, and I thought, “Free goodies!” This morsel of brilliance came to me even before reading Predictably Irrational
, which speaks of our irrational tendencies to the “Free!”. Not that I’m expecting a sect of Sugared Ellipses worshipers to pop up or anything, but this is just another tool in my arsenal to slowly take over the world…ha, ha, ha, ha, ha *maniacal laugh* Seriously though, I thought it might add a little spice to our lives.
Since we’re speaking of spices I thought I might give away some. I was in need of some fresh cinnamon since according to Nancy Silverton, “Once you’ve tasted freshly ground cinnamon sticks, you’ll never settle for preground cinnamon from a supermarket jar.” In the desire to test Ms. Silverton’s claim I decided to place an order for the cinnamon, as well as a plethora of other fall spices, with the renowned Penzeys spice company. Somewhere along the way in composing my final order I thought what better way to celebrate the warmth of this season than to give away some spices to warm the heart and the belly. Without further ado I am including: Click to continue…
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by Aimee on October 12, 2008
No, I’m not making a perfume recommendation here. Unfortunately when I was making the Orange-Cardamom Madeleines the other day I became aware of the fact that the large tub full of confectioners sugar I have has a perfume aftertaste.
I wish I had something more concrete to tell everyone, but this is all I got from the manufacturer:
Sugar is good indefinitely, but it can absorb odors when stored next to other types of products. It is possible that the sugar you purchased was stored either in the store or at the retailers warehouse next to or near an item that has a perfume type odor. They have stated that this is not harmful however it may cause the sugar to have an off flavor.
I don’t think the bag of sugar tasted this way from the get go, and the container I have it in was clean and had no strange odors to start with. Where did I go wrong? Maybe it was funny tasting from the beginning and for some reason I didn’t notice it when I used it last. I used to to dust some pecan sandy cookies and they tasted fine, but then the cookie itself was the main flavor contributor in my mouth. Maybe if I hadn’t sampled the glaze by itself before actually putting it on the madeleines I would have never noticed. I don’t know.
Has anyone ever had this experience? Is it possible that there’s some strange chemical reaction from putting it in a plastic container? Inquiring minds want to know.
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