On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 18:59:11 GMT, WaltA
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> wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 09:40:26 +0100, Chris Croughton & I wrote:
>>> What is Bread Rusk ?
>>Rusk is simply a (usually fairly thick) slice of bread gently baked
>>until it is dry.
>
> Excellent, many thanks for that reply Chris.
> Saved, archived and emailed to my daughter as well.
> Have you noticed how difficult it is, these days, to get a straight
> answer to a simple question on usenet newsgroups ? ! I am in your
> debt, I owe you a virtual pint :)
These days? It's always been difficult to get a straight answer in
Usenet. "Go not to Usenet for answers, for they will answer yes and no
and 'try another newsgroup'" <g>...
And this newsgroup is not altogether serious (there are people who take
their sauges seriously, but there's a lot of very light-hearted stuff as
well).
(But on the subject od Rusk it does seem hard to get the information, it
seems that everyone is supposed to "just know it". I remember it as a
baby food but only found out how simple it was recently, it's almost a
dying art now that almost everyone buys baby food rather than making
it...)
>> It is often sold for babies (especially when teething)
>>and probably any supermarket will have it. Or you can make your own, in
>>which case you'll know what's in it and can adjust the sweetness to
>>taste (and it will be cheaper).
>
> Now that you mention it, baby rusks rings a bell, but it was a very
> long time ago !
I can't find who made them, they were round in a long tube.
> Hehee :-!)
> Ah yes, Dean Rusk, I remember him well, wasn't he ambassador to us
> during Kennedy's reign, or, erm,
> (goes a'googling)
> Oh!
> "played a major role in the U.S. decision to take military action in
> the Korean War.,,,,Rusk strongly defended the Vietnam War."
> Ah yes, it all comes back ,,,, tough gnarled old boot, probably ideal
> meat for use in a burger :) !
One of the Burgers of Calais, possibly <g>.
>>> That ref to yeastless rusk suggests that the other is infact some sort
>>> of leavened-cooked-flour mixture or am I way off ,,,
>>Well, that's one way of referring to bread! Bread can be made without
>>using yeast ("soda bread" for example) or with it ('leavened').
>
> Or even, as I sometimes do, leavened with a culture of wee beasties
> raised from the flour itself, ie. sourdough and similar stuff.
I wonder whether that counts as leavened in the Jewish sense?
Interesting...
>>A decent cider, I hope?
>
> Oh but of course :) , from Kingston Black's amongst others, home-made
> by some good friends, traditional equipment being gathered up from
> obscure places before it all vanishes into museums or worse .
Ah, home made is the best. Sometime I'll have to try, but I rarely
drink alcohol at home (I'd really like to make Perry and Cyzer, the
former can be obtained but I don't know anywhere making the latter)...
Chris C
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