After a long day, I decided to try to make Candied Yams. It's been a year and I need practice. Boy do I!!! Seems I don't know how hot my oven gets when I broil... yaa... you get to see pictures:
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Being resourceful and too lazy to make anything else... I remove the burnt marshmellows...
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You guessed it, I put more marshmellows on and tried again...
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And thanks to my mom, mammaw, I checked the expiration date on my Baking Powder. Hmmmm... I didn't realize there was an expiration date. Guess I'll be getting new Baking Powder tomorrow. Any guesses on how old my Baking Powder was?
Posted by vw bug at November 4, 2006 07:12 AM | TrackBackfive years.
Posted by: Tink at November 4, 2006 10:15 AMBaking Powder has an expiration date? Opps. Better check mine..........Holy Crap. Mine says May of 2002. Who wins?
Posted by: Sticks at November 4, 2006 03:41 PMI do! But not by much.
Posted by: vw bug at November 4, 2006 05:14 PMNo, my oldest sister wins. May 1995. You can tell my family bakes alot.
Posted by: Sticks at November 4, 2006 06:19 PMyum.
I just learned about the baking powder thing recently too. Who'dathunk?
Posted by: Marie at November 5, 2006 07:23 AMHoly Crap!
Mine says Jan 2002....and I bake a lot! I guess *I'M* going to the store today!
You can test baking powder by mixing one teaspoon of it with a half cup of hot water. If it bubble immediately, it's still good. You're supposed to replace it within a year of opening it.
You can test baking soda by mixing 1/4 teaspoon of it with 2 teaspoons of vinegar. If it bubble immediately, it's still good. Baking soda will keep indefinitely if it's kept in a cool place in a sealed container and...which I guess is why they sell it in non-resealable boxes.
Just because I know this doesn't mean I actually remember to check the dates or replace the stuff regularly. I usually don't think to check the expiration date before using it either. My theory is if I don't know it's expired, it won't know either.
Posted by: marybeth at November 5, 2006 09:48 AM