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Skriven 2009-02-23 16:54:06 av Michael Loo (1:18/200.0)
  Kommentar till text 21199 av Dale Shipp (1:261/1466.0)
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 DS> I remember when the regular grocery supermarkets began their bulk food
 DS> aisles, perhaps 10 years ago or so.   Today they have disappeared.

I think the profit margin was too low and the amount of
attention that had to be paid by the staff to keeping the
bins full and pilferage down and so on was too high.

   My
 DS> opinion is because that niche market is covered by places like Sam's,
 DS> Costco, BJs and the other warehouse stores.  The later do not tend to
 DS> sell things like bins of loose beans, but do sell quantity packaging.

Which is different, as the bulk food displays allowed one to buy
in small as well as large quantities.

 DS> In the recipe below, sorrel is an ingredient we have not used.  Can
 DS> you tell us what it is like, and if it is similar to other things that
 DS> we might have had?

It's a spinachy plant with a sour tang, owing to oxalic acid. It
doesn't grow much here, but if you look at the weeds in your lawn,
the shamrocky little plants with small white or yellow flowers,
commonly called wood sorrel or Oxalis, tastes similar and can be
used to substitute. As oxalic acid is somewhat toxic, you might do
better using spinach and lots of lemon juice instead.

 DS> Title: New Potatoes With Salami & Sorrel

Coconut Burfi or 1234 Sweet
cat: Indian, dessert
yield: 1 batch

1 c Ghee
2 c Fresh shredded coconut
3 c Sugar
4 c Milk

P.S. Now you know why I call it a 1234 Sweet :-)

1. Add all the four above mentioned ingredients to a deep non stick vessel

2. Allow the milk to boil on low flame stirring the contents occasionally

3. Once the milk starts thickening, check if the mixture has attained
 the required consistency (A simple test is to wet your hand, put
 some mixture on the palm and see if you can roll it up into a
 ball. If you cannot, then wait for some more time before you can
 try it out again)
4. Keep stirring the contents throughout the whole process
5. Once the consistency is right, pour the mixture on to a greased
 tray (greased with ghee or butter)
6. Cut the mixture into squares and allow it to cool

Source: Shama K. Pullabhotla (spulla@ctp.com)
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