tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260161238059581294.post3319411580102567123..comments2021-06-05T01:33:22.805+01:00Comments on Advancing gingerly: Leaving Footprints in CyberspaceUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260161238059581294.post-42702802890802450842008-03-07T02:18:00.000+00:002008-03-07T02:18:00.000+00:00oh! important - it's 150 -180 degrees CELSIUS, no...oh! important - it's 150 -180 degrees CELSIUS, not Fahrenheit.Otepotihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12315317923902957130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260161238059581294.post-75633910756952880052008-03-06T19:36:00.000+00:002008-03-06T19:36:00.000+00:00New Zealanders use English cups (250 mls by volume...New Zealanders use English cups (250 mls by volume). In my recipe book, it's written as 1/4lb butter, too, which shows my vintage. We went to dollars and cents for currency in 1967, and to metric weights around 1978. So I cook some recipes in metric and some in imperial. <BR/><BR/>Once I put a tablespoon of cocoa by accident, went ahead and added the ginger, cinnamon and nutmeg, and the result was serendipitously delicious. <BR/><BR/>Best not to stir it by centrifuge, though... :DOtepotihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12315317923902957130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260161238059581294.post-77192918356001326342008-03-05T22:40:00.000+00:002008-03-05T22:40:00.000+00:00By total coincidence I put up a new post shortly a...By total coincidence I put up a new post shortly after you wrote this! But I agree, I have been slacking - those darn experiments keep sapping my creativity.<BR/><BR/>Thank you very much for the recipe - that's really nice of you. Just one question - what weight/volume does a cup correspond to? I know American baking uses cups, but I wouldn't be surprised if the measure of a cup wasn't the same the world over!<BR/><BR/>I'll definitely try it out - will post a picture when I'm finished.Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330196582825230156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260161238059581294.post-72728263237867945222008-03-04T20:34:00.000+00:002008-03-04T20:34:00.000+00:00I have one of these new-fangled blogger accounts n...I have one of these new-fangled blogger accounts now, though I should have googled "Otepoti" first - some other people seem to be using it. <BR/><BR/>Jumped from Custardy. I like custard and ginger - I cook a lot. Here, just for you, is a recipe for gingerbread that I make so often I have the recipe by heart: in a pot melt 125g butter, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup golden syrup (don't stint on this - it's expensive but worth it), 1 cup milk. Cool slightly, add 1 tsp baking soda, stir well, then add 3 cups white flour, 1 tbsp (actually I add a HEAPED tablespoon) ginger, 1 tablespoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg, stir well. Put it in a 20 cm square tin and bake at 150 degrees to 180 degrees for up to an hour. (Cooking time varies according to ovens - gently for longer is better.) <BR/><BR/>This is an ancestral recipe, and is very tolerant, very easy to clean up after, and very quick. Since it came to me from an old friend of my maother's, who got it from HER mother, it's probably been in regular production for about a hundred years now. <BR/><BR/>Best with the doctorate, but how about some more blogging? Priorities, lass!<BR/><BR/>Cheers<BR/>JocelynOtepotihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12315317923902957130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260161238059581294.post-32145068735416845492008-02-11T14:19:00.000+00:002008-02-11T14:19:00.000+00:00Indeed you may! Unless I've had any lunar visitors...Indeed you may! Unless I've had any lunar visitors, you almost certainly win the prize. How did you find my blog?Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08330196582825230156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4260161238059581294.post-30366216812918801972008-02-09T04:33:00.000+00:002008-02-09T04:33:00.000+00:00With a dot New Zealand address, I'd like to apply ...With a dot New Zealand address, I'd like to apply for the spot as your most geographically distant visitor.<BR/><BR/>CheersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com