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Skriven 2015-09-13 08:29:23 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
  Kommentar till text 30835 av NANCY BACKUS (1:123/140)
Ärende: Re: Costco
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-=> NANCY BACKUS wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 NB>>> and there are the chains like Aldi's and such that
 NB>>> also tout their warehouse-likeness withouten the dues...

 DD>> AFAICS the ALDI bunch have the no-frills of a warehouse - but not all
 DD>> the big-sized deals. I buy quite a bit there -

 NB>> It's not a place I'm very often, admittedly...

 DD> It's on my regular stops list. Especially when I'm out of coffee or
 DD> dark chocolate.

 NB> That would be Wegmans or Lori's for me... not that I can do coffee...

I recommend ALDI's Moser-Roth dark chocolate. I use it to snack on from time to
time and to cook with.
 
 DD>> but I still wish I had a warehouse club other than the WalMart owned
 DD>> Sam's. B. J.'s hasn't moved west of Ohio as near as I can see. Costco,
 DD>> having started on the left coast is pretty much nationwide. Just not
 DD>> in the medium markets (like mine).

 NB>> That might be changing... I've thought that Rochester was more a medium
 NB>> market rather than a major one... and now we've got a Costco... FWIW...

 DD> Rochester is, if "medium" market, on the upper end of that
 DD> measurement. Springfield, OTOH, is near to the bottom with only 110K
 DD> inside the city limits (250 to 300K metro area if we fling the net wide
 DD> enough). Peoria is bigger, as may be Bloomington-Normal - both within
 DD> an hour's drive.

 NB> Ok, perhaps you are at the bottom end and we are nearer the top, but
 NB> it's still a medium market... not sure what we have population wise,
 NB> but I understand it has been slipping over the years, at least within
 NB> the city limits...

Thank you Kodak.  Bv(=  Of course you still have Xerox and IBM ..... and 100K
more population (not counting 'burbs and other metro-area stuff) than
Spring-A-Leak.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06

      Title: Chocolate Biscotti
 Categories: Cookies, Desserts, Chocolate, Nuts
      Yield: 40 biscotti

      3 c  (15 oz/425g) all-purpose
           - flour
    3/4 c  (71g) unsweetened cocoa
  1 3/4 c  (350g) sugar
      4 lg Eggs
      1 lg Egg; separated
      2 ts Almond or hazelnut extract
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 ts Baking soda
      2 c  (300g) mini chocolate chips
      1 c  Slivered almonds or whole
           - hazelnuts, skinned or not
      2 tb Raw sugar; garnish

  Place the flour in a large bowl and sift the cocoa powder
  into it. Mix well with a whisk. Set aside. Meanwhile, heat
  the oven to 350oF/175oC.

  In a medium bowl, combine the sugar, eggs, the separated
  egg yolk (retain the egg white for an egg wash in a later
  step) and the almond or hazelnut extract. Mix well. Add
  the salt and soda. Mix well.

  Add the sugar/egg mixture to the flour mixture and combine
  until most of the flour is incorporated. Add the chocolate
  chips and the nuts. Press together with your hands (it
  will be sticky) until combined. Transfer to a work surface
  and knead until smooth.

  Shape into two long loaves, just long enough to fit inside
  your baking sheets. Wetting your hands with a little water
  can help when shaping the loaves. Place on a greased or
  lined (with parchment paper) baking sheet.

  Combine the retained egg white with a teaspoon or two of
  water and whisk to mix. Using a pastry brush, garnish the
  top of each loaf with egg wash. Sprinkle each loaf with
  raw sugar. Bake 35 to 40 minutes.

  Remove from the oven and let cool about 10 minutes. Reduce
  the oven temperature to 275oF/135oC. Slice each loaf
  diagonally into biscotti about half an inch (13mm) thick.
  Arrange on the baking dish with air space in between.
  Return to the oven and dry thoroughly, 50 to 60 minutes.

  Remove from the oven and let cool completely. Store in
  air-tight containers. Serve with coffee or tea.

  Recipe from: http://white-trash-cooking.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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