Re: [london.food] Useful items

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On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 15:38:26 +0000, Juliet Kemp wrote:
> Just a big bowl.  The hand-blender I have appears to be good at not
> sloshing things everywhere.  As long as I remember to put it down firmly
> before switching it on.  It's magic: you put it down on chickpeas, you
> pick it up & there's hummous there!  Yay!  

I will try that.  ;-)

> Kake's recipe:
> http://www.earth.li/~kake/cookery/recipes/hummous.html

I will try that too!

> I do do the skinning the chickpeas part, & it does seem to make a
> difference.  However, I tend not to bother with measuring any more, but
> just stick stuff in at random & taste until it's right.  I almost always
> want more lemon juice than I first thought.

The recipe I have been using does not say to skin or rinse them.  I had 
assumed that tinned chickpeas were already skinned...

I had also been using lime juice - maybe I will try lemon...

Thanks!  ;-)

Natalie

• Juliet Kemp 15:38 on 27 Nov 2003
  Hmm. I might try bugging the manager of the Sains Local about it. They
  • Nigel Rantor 15:48 on 27 Nov 2003
    Sorry, I know this is off-topic but hummous got me thinking.
  • Natalie Ford 20:35 on 27 Nov 2003
    I will try that. ;-)

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