Re: Flour - Castle Valley Mill
feeding three teenagers is a challenge! I remember the competition when there were five of us sibings all in the teenage years at once.....
I freeze a lot of things that are shelf stable but last longer in frozen, like nuts, some whole grains, and flours. Back in the days before Corona, it let me stock up on some things that only come from stores I don't go to all that often.
I've got the space because back in the height of the produce preserving at my house, we added an upright freezer and a chest freezer. I had just about gotten to the point where I could have turned one of them off when this whole thing hit, the boys came home, and it became prudent to stock up on some things. The freezer is also where most of the 2 lb bag of yeast is living.
Melisande
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Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill
We call it "plain flour" over here in the Uk. We certainly have it.
I didn't know you could freeze flour (not that my freezer is big enough to spare space for that). Live and learn.
Jenny
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I use a lot more all-purpose flour (which I understand from some reading I've been doing in my quest to understand what the heck is going on with my sourdough is a uniquely American thing) than whole wheat flour, so that's what I was really low on. We'll see how long it takes to get through the 50 lb bag of KA all-purpose that's now in my freezer.
Cheese (we go through a lot) and ice cream (likewise) seem to be in short supply around here, but other than flour and yeast, which I've now sourced elsewhere, I think most things other than frozen vegetables seem to be available. I'm rotating stores since different chains seem better able to keep different things in stock.
Melisande
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Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 11:36 AM
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I haven’t had a problem with All-Purpose Flour. We stocked up a bit early on when Em went to Whole Foods, I’ve gotten some delivered from our local grocery store and found some 10 lb bags on offer from Amazon that were from Amazon directly and were priced appropriately. It seems like a lot, but we’re moving through it at a steady clip much to Martin’s amazement (he also ridiculed my need to have several dozen eggs on hand, but he went and got more yesterday because we had used so many over the last week). Whole Wheat flour has been more problematic and I’m just so happy to have a stash.
I believe it about wildflower books. It doesn’t help that so many of them are likely printed in China because of the heavy reliance on color printing. People are always amazed at Christmas time that there are several books we can never get back in stock because the re-prints are stuck somewhere on the ocean. Printing is fast, bulk shipping in containers is not.
And no, my flour stash will never be as large or as long lasting as my yarn stash.
Anmiryam
On May 4, 2020, at 11:00 AM, Jenny Swanson via groups.io <
jenny@...> wrote:
Lucky you, I haven't seen flour in a shop in 8 weeks! And the big sacks you can order online are only orderable for about 15 minutes each day before the production is sold out for that day. Eventually, I hope demand will settle. It seems as though one of the coronavirus effects is that, while bread was unobtainable because some people had stashed dozens of loaves in their specially bought extra freezers, the rest of the country found that a variety of breads are relatively easy to bake. This is a great result IF we can all get flour. Eventually the availability system will catch up with us.
Another odd side effect is that DD1 asked me yesterday to choose and order her a wild flower book so she could start to identify what she sees on her solitary early morning walks (her husband is shielding because he has a particular health condition, and she has chosen to join him rather than live separately in half the house). Anyway, almost every decent British wildflower book was out of stock for at least 6 weeks. In the end I found her a book of "Scottish Wild Flowers". There's no mountain or moorland in Hertfordshire, but otherwise it's much the same for common wild flowers.....
Anyway, I deduce that since so many people have taken up daily walks in the absence of any other excuse to leave the house, interest in flowers (and indeed birds) is booming. I think that is good too.
Jenny
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Sent: 04 May 2020 15:41
Subject: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill
Who was handing out the link to this mill in Doylestown? Was it Lise? Melisande?
All I can say is thank you! I ordered both 10 lbs of whole wheat and 10 lbs of bolted whole wheat on Friday and it was on my doorstep on Saturday! Of course Doylestown isn’t far, but still that’s amazing turnaround. It was especially great to support a local business, and get something that was hard to find generally at a really fair price.
Now to bake it all up.
Anmiryam
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I’m lucky that I’ve got room in the unfinished basement for the freezers to put things into.? I’ve had trouble in the past with mice chewing through plastic (and I know that there are mice in my yard because one scampered out of the patio umbrella yesterday when we went to put it up), which I know is a hazard of living “in the country” (for the NJ version of that, which is probably more rural than you’d think).? ? It’s wonderful that you were able to share some bread.? At the moment, my bread sharing has been unintentional.? Somepuppies got a large part of the sourdough loaf that was cooling yesterday because it didn’t go back up on top of the china cabinet before the last person left the kitchen.? I think I might have to bake more regular bread today though, since Baird was looking for what was left before he went to work, which means there’s a decent chance that was the end of it. ? Melisande ?
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Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 2:19 PM
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Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill ? Thanks - I have an in to GFS- a big food supplier through my brother. We're just seeing about quantities - I live in a small house and can't store more than 10lbs of flour. Craig did find a 50lb bag which is a bit excessive. My brother and SIL are home working with?a 3 year old and 4 month old so aren't doing a lot of baking. I brought them a loaf yesterday. It was nice to see other humans in real life (besides Craig and Xander). ? On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 2:14 PM Melisande R. Wolf via <melisanderwolf=[email protected]> wrote: Not that it’s at all local to you, but I’ve got a friend in Winnipeg who always buys her flour from a local mill near her.? I can ask her if you’re interested, and maybe there’s something more local with way Castle Valley turned out to be to me. ? The other thing that was suggested to me was to call local restaurants or bakeries and see if they might be selling some of their ingredients.? I know that some are in the US, though the bakery I tried wasn’t.? ? Melisande ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Stephannie Roy
Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 2:09 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill ? I've been reading about flour too - turns out Canadian All Purpose flour is comparable to US bread flour in protein (about 13%) - something to do with the type of wheat grown here (hard red or white winter wheats). It explains why I always need more liquids when using US recipes calling for all purpose?flour.? Brand doesn't seem to matter as that's the minimum standard for milling. Canadian bread flour is 14 - 18% and I never buy it unless specifically called for. It was a good rabbit hole to keep me distracted for a while.? The bigger issue is finding flour. Craig brought home a 10lb bag of whole wheat last week but can't find any white all purpose - I'm running low! I may have to shut down my home bread shop?? ? On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 12:40 PM Melisande R. Wolf via <melisanderwolf=[email protected]> wrote: I use a lot more all-purpose flour (which I understand from some reading I've been doing in my quest to understand what the heck is going on with my sourdough is a uniquely American thing) than whole wheat flour, so that's what I was really low on.? We'll see how long it takes to get through the 50 lb bag of KA all-purpose that's now in my freezer.
Cheese (we go through a lot) and ice cream (likewise) seem to be in short supply around here, but other than flour and yeast, which I've now sourced elsewhere, I think most things other than frozen vegetables seem to be available.? I'm rotating stores since different chains seem better able to keep different things in stock.
Melisande
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Anmiryam Budner
Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 11:36 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill
I haven’t had a problem with All-Purpose Flour. We stocked up a bit early on when Em went to Whole Foods, I’ve gotten some delivered from our local grocery store and found some 10 lb bags on offer from Amazon that were from Amazon directly and were priced appropriately. It seems like a lot, but we’re moving through it at a steady clip much to Martin’s amazement (he also ridiculed my need to have several dozen eggs on hand, but he went and got more yesterday because we had used so many over the last week). Whole Wheat flour has been more problematic and I’m just so happy to have a stash.
I believe it about wildflower books. It doesn’t help that so many of them are likely printed in China because of the heavy reliance on color printing. People are always amazed at Christmas time that there are several books we can never get back in stock because the re-prints are stuck somewhere on the ocean. Printing is fast, bulk shipping in containers is not.
And no, my flour stash will never be as large or as long lasting as my yarn stash.
Anmiryam
> On May 4, 2020, at 11:00 AM, Jenny Swanson via <jenny=[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Lucky you, I haven't seen flour in a shop in 8 weeks! And the big sacks you can order online are only orderable for about 15 minutes each day before the production is sold out for that day. Eventually, I hope demand will settle. It seems as though one of the coronavirus effects is that, while bread was unobtainable because some people had stashed dozens of loaves in their specially bought extra freezers, the rest of the country found that a variety of breads are relatively easy to bake. This is a great result IF we can all get flour. Eventually the availability system will catch up with us.
>
> Another odd side effect is that DD1 asked me yesterday to choose and order her a wild flower book so she could start to identify what she sees on her solitary early morning walks (her husband is shielding because he has a particular health condition, and she has chosen to join him rather than live separately in half the house). Anyway, almost every decent British wildflower book was out of stock for at least 6 weeks. In the end I found her a book of "Scottish Wild Flowers". There's no mountain or moorland in Hertfordshire, but otherwise it's much the same for common wild flowers.....
>
> Anyway, I deduce that since so many people have taken up daily walks in the absence of any other excuse to leave the house, interest in flowers (and indeed birds) is booming. I think that is good too.
>
> Jenny
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Anmiryam Budner
> Sent: 04 May 2020 15:41
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill
>
> Who was handing out the link to this mill in Doylestown? Was it Lise? Melisande?
>
> All I can say is thank you! I ordered both 10 lbs of whole wheat and 10 lbs of bolted whole wheat on Friday and it was on my doorstep on Saturday! Of course Doylestown isn’t far, but still that’s amazing turnaround. It was especially great to support a local business, and? get something that was hard to find generally at a really fair price.
>
> Now to bake it all up.
>
> Anmiryam
>
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I found food grade storage containers on Chewy (meant for pet food) that I’m using to store the flour not in the fridge. No way I could fit 40 lbs of flour in an already stuffed fridge. They’re surprisingly compact (I got one for the dog food too) ?and I have
two sitting under an unused desk in our kitchen. Here’s the link to the big one I got:
The mouth is wide enough that I just heaved the flour bags in and stacked them inside so I don’t mix different ages of flour and since there was extra room the whole wheat is in there too.?
They have different sizes and configurations depending on the size that could work for you. I realize you may be too cramped to add something else into the house, but at least this way I’m finding the bags are not stuffed randomly into already
crowded cabinets and I don’t need to worry about bugs or mice getting to them.
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Thanks - I have an in to GFS- a big food supplier through my brother. We're just seeing about quantities - I live in a small house and can't store more than 10lbs of flour. Craig did find a 50lb bag which is a bit excessive. My brother and SIL are home working
with?a 3 year old and 4 month old so aren't doing a lot of baking. I brought them a loaf yesterday. It was nice to see other humans in real life (besides Craig and Xander).
Steph
On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 2:14 PM Melisande R. Wolf via ??<melisanderwolf= [email protected]>
wrote:
Not that it’s at all local to you, but I’ve got a friend in Winnipeg who always buys her flour from a local mill near her.? I can ask her if you’re interested, and maybe there’s something more local with way Castle Valley turned out to
be to me.?
?
The other thing that was suggested to me was to call local restaurants or bakeries and see if they might be selling some of their ingredients.? I know that some are in the US, though the bakery I tried wasn’t.??
?
Melisande
?
From:?[email protected]?<[email protected]>?On
Behalf Of?Stephannie Roy
Sent:?Monday, May 4, 2020 2:09 PM
To:?[email protected]
Subject:?Re: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill
?
I've been reading about flour too - turns out Canadian All Purpose flour is comparable to US bread flour in protein (about 13%) - something to do with the type of wheat grown here (hard red or white winter wheats). It explains why I always
need more liquids when using US recipes calling for all purpose?flour.? Brand doesn't seem to matter as that's the minimum standard for milling. Canadian bread flour is 14 - 18% and I never buy it unless specifically called for. It was a good rabbit hole to
keep me distracted for a while.?
The bigger issue is finding flour. Craig brought home a 10lb bag of whole wheat last week but can't find any white all purpose - I'm running low! I may have to shut down my home bread shop??
?
On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 12:40 PM Melisande R. Wolf via??<melisanderwolf=[email protected]>
wrote:
I use a lot more all-purpose flour (which I understand from some reading I've been doing in my quest to understand what the heck is going on with my sourdough is a uniquely American thing) than whole wheat flour,
so that's what I was really low on.? We'll see how long it takes to get through the 50 lb bag of KA all-purpose that's now in my freezer.
Cheese (we go through a lot) and ice cream (likewise) seem to be in short supply around here, but other than flour and yeast, which I've now sourced elsewhere, I think most things other than frozen vegetables seem to be available.? I'm rotating stores since
different chains seem better able to keep different things in stock.
Melisande
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From:?[email protected]?<[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Anmiryam Budner
Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 11:36 AM
To:?[email protected]
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill
I haven’t had a problem with All-Purpose Flour. We stocked up a bit early on when Em went to Whole Foods, I’ve gotten some delivered from our local grocery store and found some 10 lb bags on offer from Amazon that were from Amazon directly and were priced appropriately.
It seems like a lot, but we’re moving through it at a steady clip much to Martin’s amazement (he also ridiculed my need to have several dozen eggs on hand, but he went and got more yesterday because we had used so many over the last week). Whole Wheat flour
has been more problematic and I’m just so happy to have a stash.
I believe it about wildflower books. It doesn’t help that so many of them are likely printed in China because of the heavy reliance on color printing. People are always amazed at Christmas time that there are several books we can never get back in stock because
the re-prints are stuck somewhere on the ocean. Printing is fast, bulk shipping in containers is not.
And no, my flour stash will never be as large or as long lasting as my yarn stash.
Anmiryam
> On May 4, 2020, at 11:00 AM, Jenny Swanson via??<jenny=[email protected]>
wrote:
>?
> Lucky you, I haven't seen flour in a shop in 8 weeks! And the big sacks you can order online are only orderable for about 15 minutes each day before the production is sold out for that day. Eventually, I hope demand will settle. It seems as though one of
the coronavirus effects is that, while bread was unobtainable because some people had stashed dozens of loaves in their specially bought extra freezers, the rest of the country found that a variety of breads are relatively easy to bake. This is a great result
IF we can all get flour. Eventually the availability system will catch up with us.
>?
> Another odd side effect is that DD1 asked me yesterday to choose and order her a wild flower book so she could start to identify what she sees on her solitary early morning walks (her husband is shielding because he has a particular health condition, and
she has chosen to join him rather than live separately in half the house). Anyway, almost every decent British wildflower book was out of stock for at least 6 weeks. In the end I found her a book of "Scottish Wild Flowers". There's no mountain or moorland
in Hertfordshire, but otherwise it's much the same for common wild flowers.....
>?
> Anyway, I deduce that since so many people have taken up daily walks in the absence of any other excuse to leave the house, interest in flowers (and indeed birds) is booming. I think that is good too.
>?
> Jenny
>?
> -----Original Message-----
> From:?[email protected]?<[email protected]>
On Behalf Of Anmiryam Budner
> Sent: 04 May 2020 15:41
> To:?[email protected]
> Subject: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill
>?
> Who was handing out the link to this mill in Doylestown? Was it Lise? Melisande??
>?
> All I can say is thank you! I ordered both 10 lbs of whole wheat and 10 lbs of bolted whole wheat on Friday and it was on my doorstep on Saturday! Of course Doylestown isn’t far, but still that’s amazing turnaround. It was especially great to support a local
business, and? get something that was hard to find generally at a really fair price.
>?
> Now to bake it all up.
>?
> Anmiryam
>?
>?
>?
>?
>?
>?
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Re: Flour - Castle Valley Mill
Thanks - I have an in to GFS- a big food supplier through my brother. We're just seeing about quantities - I live in a small house and can't store more than 10lbs of flour. Craig did find a 50lb bag which is a bit excessive. My brother and SIL are home working with?a 3 year old and 4 month old so aren't doing a lot of baking. I brought them a loaf yesterday. It was nice to see other humans in real life (besides Craig and Xander).
Steph
On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 2:14 PM Melisande R. Wolf via <melisanderwolf= [email protected]> wrote: Not that it’s at all local to you, but I’ve got a friend in Winnipeg who always buys her flour from a local mill near her.? I can ask her if you’re interested, and maybe there’s something more local with way Castle Valley turned out to be to me. ? The other thing that was suggested to me was to call local restaurants or bakeries and see if they might be selling some of their ingredients.? I know that some are in the US, though the bakery I tried wasn’t.? ? Melisande ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Stephannie Roy
Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 2:09 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill ? I've been reading about flour too - turns out Canadian All Purpose flour is comparable to US bread flour in protein (about 13%) - something to do with the type of wheat grown here (hard red or white winter wheats). It explains why I always need more liquids when using US recipes calling for all purpose?flour.? Brand doesn't seem to matter as that's the minimum standard for milling. Canadian bread flour is 14 - 18% and I never buy it unless specifically called for. It was a good rabbit hole to keep me distracted for a while.? The bigger issue is finding flour. Craig brought home a 10lb bag of whole wheat last week but can't find any white all purpose - I'm running low! I may have to shut down my home bread shop?? ? On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 12:40 PM Melisande R. Wolf via <melisanderwolf=[email protected]> wrote: I use a lot more all-purpose flour (which I understand from some reading I've been doing in my quest to understand what the heck is going on with my sourdough is a uniquely American thing) than whole wheat flour, so that's what I was really low on.? We'll see how long it takes to get through the 50 lb bag of KA all-purpose that's now in my freezer.
Cheese (we go through a lot) and ice cream (likewise) seem to be in short supply around here, but other than flour and yeast, which I've now sourced elsewhere, I think most things other than frozen vegetables seem to be available.? I'm rotating stores since different chains seem better able to keep different things in stock.
Melisande
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Anmiryam Budner
Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 11:36 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill
I haven’t had a problem with All-Purpose Flour. We stocked up a bit early on when Em went to Whole Foods, I’ve gotten some delivered from our local grocery store and found some 10 lb bags on offer from Amazon that were from Amazon directly and were priced appropriately. It seems like a lot, but we’re moving through it at a steady clip much to Martin’s amazement (he also ridiculed my need to have several dozen eggs on hand, but he went and got more yesterday because we had used so many over the last week). Whole Wheat flour has been more problematic and I’m just so happy to have a stash.
I believe it about wildflower books. It doesn’t help that so many of them are likely printed in China because of the heavy reliance on color printing. People are always amazed at Christmas time that there are several books we can never get back in stock because the re-prints are stuck somewhere on the ocean. Printing is fast, bulk shipping in containers is not.
And no, my flour stash will never be as large or as long lasting as my yarn stash.
Anmiryam
> On May 4, 2020, at 11:00 AM, Jenny Swanson via <jenny=[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Lucky you, I haven't seen flour in a shop in 8 weeks! And the big sacks you can order online are only orderable for about 15 minutes each day before the production is sold out for that day. Eventually, I hope demand will settle. It seems as though one of the coronavirus effects is that, while bread was unobtainable because some people had stashed dozens of loaves in their specially bought extra freezers, the rest of the country found that a variety of breads are relatively easy to bake. This is a great result IF we can all get flour. Eventually the availability system will catch up with us.
>
> Another odd side effect is that DD1 asked me yesterday to choose and order her a wild flower book so she could start to identify what she sees on her solitary early morning walks (her husband is shielding because he has a particular health condition, and she has chosen to join him rather than live separately in half the house). Anyway, almost every decent British wildflower book was out of stock for at least 6 weeks. In the end I found her a book of "Scottish Wild Flowers". There's no mountain or moorland in Hertfordshire, but otherwise it's much the same for common wild flowers.....
>
> Anyway, I deduce that since so many people have taken up daily walks in the absence of any other excuse to leave the house, interest in flowers (and indeed birds) is booming. I think that is good too.
>
> Jenny
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Anmiryam Budner
> Sent: 04 May 2020 15:41
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill
>
> Who was handing out the link to this mill in Doylestown? Was it Lise? Melisande?
>
> All I can say is thank you! I ordered both 10 lbs of whole wheat and 10 lbs of bolted whole wheat on Friday and it was on my doorstep on Saturday! Of course Doylestown isn’t far, but still that’s amazing turnaround. It was especially great to support a local business, and? get something that was hard to find generally at a really fair price.
>
> Now to bake it all up.
>
> Anmiryam
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: Flour - Castle Valley Mill
Not that it’s at all local to you, but I’ve got a friend in Winnipeg who always buys her flour from a local mill near her.? I can ask her if you’re interested, and maybe there’s something more local with way Castle Valley turned out to be to me. ? The other thing that was suggested to me was to call local restaurants or bakeries and see if they might be selling some of their ingredients.? I know that some are in the US, though the bakery I tried wasn’t.? ? Melisande ?
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Stephannie Roy
Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 2:09 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill ? I've been reading about flour too - turns out Canadian All Purpose flour is comparable to US bread flour in protein (about 13%) - something to do with the type of wheat grown here (hard red or white winter wheats). It explains why I always need more liquids when using US recipes calling for all purpose?flour.? Brand doesn't seem to matter as that's the minimum standard for milling. Canadian bread flour is 14 - 18% and I never buy it unless specifically called for. It was a good rabbit hole to keep me distracted for a while.? The bigger issue is finding flour. Craig brought home a 10lb bag of whole wheat last week but can't find any white all purpose - I'm running low! I may have to shut down my home bread shop?? ? On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 12:40 PM Melisande R. Wolf via <melisanderwolf=[email protected]> wrote: I use a lot more all-purpose flour (which I understand from some reading I've been doing in my quest to understand what the heck is going on with my sourdough is a uniquely American thing) than whole wheat flour, so that's what I was really low on.? We'll see how long it takes to get through the 50 lb bag of KA all-purpose that's now in my freezer.
Cheese (we go through a lot) and ice cream (likewise) seem to be in short supply around here, but other than flour and yeast, which I've now sourced elsewhere, I think most things other than frozen vegetables seem to be available.? I'm rotating stores since different chains seem better able to keep different things in stock.
Melisande
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Anmiryam Budner
Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 11:36 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill
I haven’t had a problem with All-Purpose Flour. We stocked up a bit early on when Em went to Whole Foods, I’ve gotten some delivered from our local grocery store and found some 10 lb bags on offer from Amazon that were from Amazon directly and were priced appropriately. It seems like a lot, but we’re moving through it at a steady clip much to Martin’s amazement (he also ridiculed my need to have several dozen eggs on hand, but he went and got more yesterday because we had used so many over the last week). Whole Wheat flour has been more problematic and I’m just so happy to have a stash.
I believe it about wildflower books. It doesn’t help that so many of them are likely printed in China because of the heavy reliance on color printing. People are always amazed at Christmas time that there are several books we can never get back in stock because the re-prints are stuck somewhere on the ocean. Printing is fast, bulk shipping in containers is not.
And no, my flour stash will never be as large or as long lasting as my yarn stash.
Anmiryam
> On May 4, 2020, at 11:00 AM, Jenny Swanson via <jenny=[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Lucky you, I haven't seen flour in a shop in 8 weeks! And the big sacks you can order online are only orderable for about 15 minutes each day before the production is sold out for that day. Eventually, I hope demand will settle. It seems as though one of the coronavirus effects is that, while bread was unobtainable because some people had stashed dozens of loaves in their specially bought extra freezers, the rest of the country found that a variety of breads are relatively easy to bake. This is a great result IF we can all get flour. Eventually the availability system will catch up with us.
>
> Another odd side effect is that DD1 asked me yesterday to choose and order her a wild flower book so she could start to identify what she sees on her solitary early morning walks (her husband is shielding because he has a particular health condition, and she has chosen to join him rather than live separately in half the house). Anyway, almost every decent British wildflower book was out of stock for at least 6 weeks. In the end I found her a book of "Scottish Wild Flowers". There's no mountain or moorland in Hertfordshire, but otherwise it's much the same for common wild flowers.....
>
> Anyway, I deduce that since so many people have taken up daily walks in the absence of any other excuse to leave the house, interest in flowers (and indeed birds) is booming. I think that is good too.
>
> Jenny
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Anmiryam Budner
> Sent: 04 May 2020 15:41
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill
>
> Who was handing out the link to this mill in Doylestown? Was it Lise? Melisande?
>
> All I can say is thank you! I ordered both 10 lbs of whole wheat and 10 lbs of bolted whole wheat on Friday and it was on my doorstep on Saturday! Of course Doylestown isn’t far, but still that’s amazing turnaround. It was especially great to support a local business, and? get something that was hard to find generally at a really fair price.
>
> Now to bake it all up.
>
> Anmiryam
>
>
>
>
>
>
|
Re: Flour - Castle Valley Mill
I've been reading about flour too - turns out Canadian All Purpose flour is comparable to US bread flour in protein (about 13%) - something to do with the type of wheat grown here (hard red or white winter wheats). It explains why I always need more liquids when using US recipes calling for all purpose?flour.? Brand doesn't seem to matter as that's the minimum standard for milling. Canadian bread flour is 14 - 18% and I never buy it unless specifically called for. It was a good rabbit hole to keep me distracted for a while.?
The bigger issue is finding flour. Craig brought home a 10lb bag of whole wheat last week but can't find any white all purpose - I'm running low! I may have to shut down my home bread shop??
Steph
On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 12:40 PM Melisande R. Wolf via <melisanderwolf= [email protected]> wrote:
I use a lot more all-purpose flour (which I understand from some reading I've been doing in my quest to understand what the heck is going on with my sourdough is a uniquely American thing) than whole wheat flour, so that's what I was really low on.? We'll see how long it takes to get through the 50 lb bag of KA all-purpose that's now in my freezer.
Cheese (we go through a lot) and ice cream (likewise) seem to be in short supply around here, but other than flour and yeast, which I've now sourced elsewhere, I think most things other than frozen vegetables seem to be available.? I'm rotating stores since different chains seem better able to keep different things in stock.
Melisande
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I haven’t had a problem with All-Purpose Flour. We stocked up a bit early on when Em went to Whole Foods, I’ve gotten some delivered from our local grocery store and found some 10 lb bags on offer from Amazon that were from Amazon directly and were priced appropriately. It seems like a lot, but we’re moving through it at a steady clip much to Martin’s amazement (he also ridiculed my need to have several dozen eggs on hand, but he went and got more yesterday because we had used so many over the last week). Whole Wheat flour has been more problematic and I’m just so happy to have a stash.
I believe it about wildflower books. It doesn’t help that so many of them are likely printed in China because of the heavy reliance on color printing. People are always amazed at Christmas time that there are several books we can never get back in stock because the re-prints are stuck somewhere on the ocean. Printing is fast, bulk shipping in containers is not.
And no, my flour stash will never be as large or as long lasting as my yarn stash.
Anmiryam
> On May 4, 2020, at 11:00 AM, Jenny Swanson via <jenny=[email protected]> wrote:
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> Lucky you, I haven't seen flour in a shop in 8 weeks! And the big sacks you can order online are only orderable for about 15 minutes each day before the production is sold out for that day. Eventually, I hope demand will settle. It seems as though one of the coronavirus effects is that, while bread was unobtainable because some people had stashed dozens of loaves in their specially bought extra freezers, the rest of the country found that a variety of breads are relatively easy to bake. This is a great result IF we can all get flour. Eventually the availability system will catch up with us.
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> Another odd side effect is that DD1 asked me yesterday to choose and order her a wild flower book so she could start to identify what she sees on her solitary early morning walks (her husband is shielding because he has a particular health condition, and she has chosen to join him rather than live separately in half the house). Anyway, almost every decent British wildflower book was out of stock for at least 6 weeks. In the end I found her a book of "Scottish Wild Flowers". There's no mountain or moorland in Hertfordshire, but otherwise it's much the same for common wild flowers.....
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> Anyway, I deduce that since so many people have taken up daily walks in the absence of any other excuse to leave the house, interest in flowers (and indeed birds) is booming. I think that is good too.
>
> Jenny
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> Sent: 04 May 2020 15:41
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> Subject: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill
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> Who was handing out the link to this mill in Doylestown? Was it Lise? Melisande?
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> All I can say is thank you! I ordered both 10 lbs of whole wheat and 10 lbs of bolted whole wheat on Friday and it was on my doorstep on Saturday! Of course Doylestown isn’t far, but still that’s amazing turnaround. It was especially great to support a local business, and? get something that was hard to find generally at a really fair price.
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> Now to bake it all up.
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> Anmiryam
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Re: Flour - Castle Valley Mill
I freeze a lot of things that are shelf stable but last longer in frozen, like nuts, some whole grains, and flours. Back in the days before Corona, it let me stock up on some things that only come from stores I don't go to all that often.
I've got the space because back in the height of the produce preserving at my house, we added an upright freezer and a chest freezer. I had just about gotten to the point where I could have turned one of them off when this whole thing hit, the boys came home, and it became prudent to stock up on some things. The freezer is also where most of the 2 lb bag of yeast is living.
Melisande
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jenny Swanson Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 1:29 PM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill We call it "plain flour" over here in the Uk. We certainly have it. I didn't know you could freeze flour (not that my freezer is big enough to spare space for that). Live and learn. Jenny -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Melisande R. Wolf via groups.io Sent: 04 May 2020 17:41 To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill I use a lot more all-purpose flour (which I understand from some reading I've been doing in my quest to understand what the heck is going on with my sourdough is a uniquely American thing) than whole wheat flour, so that's what I was really low on. We'll see how long it takes to get through the 50 lb bag of KA all-purpose that's now in my freezer. Cheese (we go through a lot) and ice cream (likewise) seem to be in short supply around here, but other than flour and yeast, which I've now sourced elsewhere, I think most things other than frozen vegetables seem to be available. I'm rotating stores since different chains seem better able to keep different things in stock. Melisande -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Anmiryam Budner Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 11:36 AM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill I haven’t had a problem with All-Purpose Flour. We stocked up a bit early on when Em went to Whole Foods, I’ve gotten some delivered from our local grocery store and found some 10 lb bags on offer from Amazon that were from Amazon directly and were priced appropriately. It seems like a lot, but we’re moving through it at a steady clip much to Martin’s amazement (he also ridiculed my need to have several dozen eggs on hand, but he went and got more yesterday because we had used so many over the last week). Whole Wheat flour has been more problematic and I’m just so happy to have a stash. I believe it about wildflower books. It doesn’t help that so many of them are likely printed in China because of the heavy reliance on color printing. People are always amazed at Christmas time that there are several books we can never get back in stock because the re-prints are stuck somewhere on the ocean. Printing is fast, bulk shipping in containers is not. And no, my flour stash will never be as large or as long lasting as my yarn stash. Anmiryam On May 4, 2020, at 11:00 AM, Jenny Swanson via groups.io <jenny@...> wrote:
Lucky you, I haven't seen flour in a shop in 8 weeks! And the big sacks you can order online are only orderable for about 15 minutes each day before the production is sold out for that day. Eventually, I hope demand will settle. It seems as though one of the coronavirus effects is that, while bread was unobtainable because some people had stashed dozens of loaves in their specially bought extra freezers, the rest of the country found that a variety of breads are relatively easy to bake. This is a great result IF we can all get flour. Eventually the availability system will catch up with us.
Another odd side effect is that DD1 asked me yesterday to choose and order her a wild flower book so she could start to identify what she sees on her solitary early morning walks (her husband is shielding because he has a particular health condition, and she has chosen to join him rather than live separately in half the house). Anyway, almost every decent British wildflower book was out of stock for at least 6 weeks. In the end I found her a book of "Scottish Wild Flowers". There's no mountain or moorland in Hertfordshire, but otherwise it's much the same for common wild flowers.....
Anyway, I deduce that since so many people have taken up daily walks in the absence of any other excuse to leave the house, interest in flowers (and indeed birds) is booming. I think that is good too.
Jenny
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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Anmiryam Budner
Sent: 04 May 2020 15:41
To: [email protected]
Subject: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill
Who was handing out the link to this mill in Doylestown? Was it Lise? Melisande?
All I can say is thank you! I ordered both 10 lbs of whole wheat and 10 lbs of bolted whole wheat on Friday and it was on my doorstep on Saturday! Of course Doylestown isn’t far, but still that’s amazing turnaround. It was especially great to support a local business, and get something that was hard to find generally at a really fair price.
Now to bake it all up.
Anmiryam
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We call it "plain flour" over here in the Uk. We certainly have it.
I didn't know you could freeze flour (not that my freezer is big enough to spare space for that). Live and learn.
Jenny
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Melisande R. Wolf via groups.io Sent: 04 May 2020 17:41 To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill I use a lot more all-purpose flour (which I understand from some reading I've been doing in my quest to understand what the heck is going on with my sourdough is a uniquely American thing) than whole wheat flour, so that's what I was really low on. We'll see how long it takes to get through the 50 lb bag of KA all-purpose that's now in my freezer. Cheese (we go through a lot) and ice cream (likewise) seem to be in short supply around here, but other than flour and yeast, which I've now sourced elsewhere, I think most things other than frozen vegetables seem to be available. I'm rotating stores since different chains seem better able to keep different things in stock. Melisande -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Anmiryam Budner Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 11:36 AM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill I haven’t had a problem with All-Purpose Flour. We stocked up a bit early on when Em went to Whole Foods, I’ve gotten some delivered from our local grocery store and found some 10 lb bags on offer from Amazon that were from Amazon directly and were priced appropriately. It seems like a lot, but we’re moving through it at a steady clip much to Martin’s amazement (he also ridiculed my need to have several dozen eggs on hand, but he went and got more yesterday because we had used so many over the last week). Whole Wheat flour has been more problematic and I’m just so happy to have a stash. I believe it about wildflower books. It doesn’t help that so many of them are likely printed in China because of the heavy reliance on color printing. People are always amazed at Christmas time that there are several books we can never get back in stock because the re-prints are stuck somewhere on the ocean. Printing is fast, bulk shipping in containers is not. And no, my flour stash will never be as large or as long lasting as my yarn stash. Anmiryam On May 4, 2020, at 11:00 AM, Jenny Swanson via groups.io <jenny@...> wrote:
Lucky you, I haven't seen flour in a shop in 8 weeks! And the big sacks you can order online are only orderable for about 15 minutes each day before the production is sold out for that day. Eventually, I hope demand will settle. It seems as though one of the coronavirus effects is that, while bread was unobtainable because some people had stashed dozens of loaves in their specially bought extra freezers, the rest of the country found that a variety of breads are relatively easy to bake. This is a great result IF we can all get flour. Eventually the availability system will catch up with us.
Another odd side effect is that DD1 asked me yesterday to choose and order her a wild flower book so she could start to identify what she sees on her solitary early morning walks (her husband is shielding because he has a particular health condition, and she has chosen to join him rather than live separately in half the house). Anyway, almost every decent British wildflower book was out of stock for at least 6 weeks. In the end I found her a book of "Scottish Wild Flowers". There's no mountain or moorland in Hertfordshire, but otherwise it's much the same for common wild flowers.....
Anyway, I deduce that since so many people have taken up daily walks in the absence of any other excuse to leave the house, interest in flowers (and indeed birds) is booming. I think that is good too.
Jenny
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Anmiryam Budner
Sent: 04 May 2020 15:41
To: [email protected]
Subject: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill
Who was handing out the link to this mill in Doylestown? Was it Lise? Melisande?
All I can say is thank you! I ordered both 10 lbs of whole wheat and 10 lbs of bolted whole wheat on Friday and it was on my doorstep on Saturday! Of course Doylestown isn’t far, but still that’s amazing turnaround. It was especially great to support a local business, and get something that was hard to find generally at a really fair price.
Now to bake it all up.
Anmiryam
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Re: Flour - Castle Valley Mill
I use a lot more all-purpose flour (which I understand from some reading I've been doing in my quest to understand what the heck is going on with my sourdough is a uniquely American thing) than whole wheat flour, so that's what I was really low on. We'll see how long it takes to get through the 50 lb bag of KA all-purpose that's now in my freezer.
Cheese (we go through a lot) and ice cream (likewise) seem to be in short supply around here, but other than flour and yeast, which I've now sourced elsewhere, I think most things other than frozen vegetables seem to be available. I'm rotating stores since different chains seem better able to keep different things in stock.
Melisande
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Anmiryam Budner Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 11:36 AM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill I haven’t had a problem with All-Purpose Flour. We stocked up a bit early on when Em went to Whole Foods, I’ve gotten some delivered from our local grocery store and found some 10 lb bags on offer from Amazon that were from Amazon directly and were priced appropriately. It seems like a lot, but we’re moving through it at a steady clip much to Martin’s amazement (he also ridiculed my need to have several dozen eggs on hand, but he went and got more yesterday because we had used so many over the last week). Whole Wheat flour has been more problematic and I’m just so happy to have a stash. I believe it about wildflower books. It doesn’t help that so many of them are likely printed in China because of the heavy reliance on color printing. People are always amazed at Christmas time that there are several books we can never get back in stock because the re-prints are stuck somewhere on the ocean. Printing is fast, bulk shipping in containers is not. And no, my flour stash will never be as large or as long lasting as my yarn stash. Anmiryam On May 4, 2020, at 11:00 AM, Jenny Swanson via groups.io <jenny@...> wrote:
Lucky you, I haven't seen flour in a shop in 8 weeks! And the big sacks you can order online are only orderable for about 15 minutes each day before the production is sold out for that day. Eventually, I hope demand will settle. It seems as though one of the coronavirus effects is that, while bread was unobtainable because some people had stashed dozens of loaves in their specially bought extra freezers, the rest of the country found that a variety of breads are relatively easy to bake. This is a great result IF we can all get flour. Eventually the availability system will catch up with us.
Another odd side effect is that DD1 asked me yesterday to choose and order her a wild flower book so she could start to identify what she sees on her solitary early morning walks (her husband is shielding because he has a particular health condition, and she has chosen to join him rather than live separately in half the house). Anyway, almost every decent British wildflower book was out of stock for at least 6 weeks. In the end I found her a book of "Scottish Wild Flowers". There's no mountain or moorland in Hertfordshire, but otherwise it's much the same for common wild flowers.....
Anyway, I deduce that since so many people have taken up daily walks in the absence of any other excuse to leave the house, interest in flowers (and indeed birds) is booming. I think that is good too.
Jenny
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Anmiryam Budner
Sent: 04 May 2020 15:41
To: [email protected]
Subject: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill
Who was handing out the link to this mill in Doylestown? Was it Lise? Melisande?
All I can say is thank you! I ordered both 10 lbs of whole wheat and 10 lbs of bolted whole wheat on Friday and it was on my doorstep on Saturday! Of course Doylestown isn’t far, but still that’s amazing turnaround. It was especially great to support a local business, and get something that was hard to find generally at a really fair price.
Now to bake it all up.
Anmiryam
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So glad I could help!
Let me know how it bakes up. I've got 10 lbs of the bolted hard whole wheat (I think it's that one) in the freezer, but am still (barely) on my last bag of storebought flour.
I'm pretty excited to try it. Depending on how I like it, it's something I might keep doing for some of my flour after supplies get back to normal.
Melisande
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Anmiryam Budner Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 10:41 AM To: [email protected]Subject: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill Who was handing out the link to this mill in Doylestown? Was it Lise? Melisande? All I can say is thank you! I ordered both 10 lbs of whole wheat and 10 lbs of bolted whole wheat on Friday and it was on my doorstep on Saturday! Of course Doylestown isn’t far, but still that’s amazing turnaround. It was especially great to support a local business, and get something that was hard to find generally at a really fair price. Now to bake it all up. Anmiryam
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Eggs, yes, with you! DH being at home for seven weeks straight for the first time since 2010 (!!!) was amazed on how many eggs a household can get through. He was amazed by quite a few other things too.......
Jenny
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Anmiryam Budner Sent: 04 May 2020 16:36 To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill I haven’t had a problem with All-Purpose Flour. We stocked up a bit early on when Em went to Whole Foods, I’ve gotten some delivered from our local grocery store and found some 10 lb bags on offer from Amazon that were from Amazon directly and were priced appropriately. It seems like a lot, but we’re moving through it at a steady clip much to Martin’s amazement (he also ridiculed my need to have several dozen eggs on hand, but he went and got more yesterday because we had used so many over the last week). Whole Wheat flour has been more problematic and I’m just so happy to have a stash. I believe it about wildflower books. It doesn’t help that so many of them are likely printed in China because of the heavy reliance on color printing. People are always amazed at Christmas time that there are several books we can never get back in stock because the re-prints are stuck somewhere on the ocean. Printing is fast, bulk shipping in containers is not. And no, my flour stash will never be as large or as long lasting as my yarn stash. Anmiryam On May 4, 2020, at 11:00 AM, Jenny Swanson via groups.io <jenny@...> wrote:
Lucky you, I haven't seen flour in a shop in 8 weeks! And the big sacks you can order online are only orderable for about 15 minutes each day before the production is sold out for that day. Eventually, I hope demand will settle. It seems as though one of the coronavirus effects is that, while bread was unobtainable because some people had stashed dozens of loaves in their specially bought extra freezers, the rest of the country found that a variety of breads are relatively easy to bake. This is a great result IF we can all get flour. Eventually the availability system will catch up with us.
Another odd side effect is that DD1 asked me yesterday to choose and order her a wild flower book so she could start to identify what she sees on her solitary early morning walks (her husband is shielding because he has a particular health condition, and she has chosen to join him rather than live separately in half the house). Anyway, almost every decent British wildflower book was out of stock for at least 6 weeks. In the end I found her a book of "Scottish Wild Flowers". There's no mountain or moorland in Hertfordshire, but otherwise it's much the same for common wild flowers.....
Anyway, I deduce that since so many people have taken up daily walks in the absence of any other excuse to leave the house, interest in flowers (and indeed birds) is booming. I think that is good too.
Jenny
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Anmiryam Budner
Sent: 04 May 2020 15:41
To: [email protected]
Subject: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill
Who was handing out the link to this mill in Doylestown? Was it Lise? Melisande?
All I can say is thank you! I ordered both 10 lbs of whole wheat and 10 lbs of bolted whole wheat on Friday and it was on my doorstep on Saturday! Of course Doylestown isn’t far, but still that’s amazing turnaround. It was especially great to support a local business, and get something that was hard to find generally at a really fair price.
Now to bake it all up.
Anmiryam
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I haven’t had a problem with All-Purpose Flour. We stocked up a bit early on when Em went to Whole Foods, I’ve gotten some delivered from our local grocery store and found some 10 lb bags on offer from Amazon that were from Amazon directly and were priced appropriately. It seems like a lot, but we’re moving through it at a steady clip much to Martin’s amazement (he also ridiculed my need to have several dozen eggs on hand, but he went and got more yesterday because we had used so many over the last week). Whole Wheat flour has been more problematic and I’m just so happy to have a stash.
I believe it about wildflower books. It doesn’t help that so many of them are likely printed in China because of the heavy reliance on color printing. People are always amazed at Christmas time that there are several books we can never get back in stock because the re-prints are stuck somewhere on the ocean. Printing is fast, bulk shipping in containers is not.
And no, my flour stash will never be as large or as long lasting as my yarn stash.
Anmiryam
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On May 4, 2020, at 11:00 AM, Jenny Swanson via groups.io <jenny@...> wrote:
Lucky you, I haven't seen flour in a shop in 8 weeks! And the big sacks you can order online are only orderable for about 15 minutes each day before the production is sold out for that day. Eventually, I hope demand will settle. It seems as though one of the coronavirus effects is that, while bread was unobtainable because some people had stashed dozens of loaves in their specially bought extra freezers, the rest of the country found that a variety of breads are relatively easy to bake. This is a great result IF we can all get flour. Eventually the availability system will catch up with us.
Another odd side effect is that DD1 asked me yesterday to choose and order her a wild flower book so she could start to identify what she sees on her solitary early morning walks (her husband is shielding because he has a particular health condition, and she has chosen to join him rather than live separately in half the house). Anyway, almost every decent British wildflower book was out of stock for at least 6 weeks. In the end I found her a book of "Scottish Wild Flowers". There's no mountain or moorland in Hertfordshire, but otherwise it's much the same for common wild flowers.....
Anyway, I deduce that since so many people have taken up daily walks in the absence of any other excuse to leave the house, interest in flowers (and indeed birds) is booming. I think that is good too.
Jenny
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Anmiryam Budner
Sent: 04 May 2020 15:41
To: [email protected]
Subject: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill
Who was handing out the link to this mill in Doylestown? Was it Lise? Melisande?
All I can say is thank you! I ordered both 10 lbs of whole wheat and 10 lbs of bolted whole wheat on Friday and it was on my doorstep on Saturday! Of course Doylestown isn’t far, but still that’s amazing turnaround. It was especially great to support a local business, and get something that was hard to find generally at a really fair price.
Now to bake it all up.
Anmiryam
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It was Melisande....
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Anmiryam Budner Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 10:41 AM To: [email protected]Subject: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill Who was handing out the link to this mill in Doylestown? Was it Lise? Melisande? All I can say is thank you! I ordered both 10 lbs of whole wheat and 10 lbs of bolted whole wheat on Friday and it was on my doorstep on Saturday! Of course Doylestown isn’t far, but still that’s amazing turnaround. It was especially great to support a local business, and get something that was hard to find generally at a really fair price. Now to bake it all up. Anmiryam
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Oh no! He wants to go outside. He just hates wearing a mask, realizes it is necessary and therefore wants it to be as perfect and easy as possible. He hates all the disinfecting, washing hands, etc.?
No real choice and he knows it. This is his way of rebellling, I think. I tend not to generally attribute why he says or thinks certain things because sometimes it is pretty arbitrary or just transient.
On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 9:53 AM Ann McManus < mcmanusab@...> wrote: Is anyone but me wondering if he really doesn’t want to go outside? ? ? ? “DH today asked if I could seam the edges of the Filti material so it is easier to insert into the pocket.” ? “狈辞辫别.” ? The End ? Lise in NJ ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jaya Srikrishnan
Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 8:37 AM
To: yarnmongers <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] masks and such ? Yesterday my sister saw the masks I made for her kids. She has been coming over and sitting on our patio about 10 ft from any of us to visit my father. She thought the boys won't like the flowery fabric. She suggested I make others and I said no. I'm done. I have to get on with other work - I haven't cleaned my house is 3 weeks and weeds are popping up in the garden. I need to exercise more.? But I have some cotton dye (a direct dye) so it doesn't require a mordant, I think. It is old but maybe there is enough strength?in it to dye the masks. I'll experiment with one. It is blue so should be acceptable.? The problem with making masks for people at home and family is that they think they can customize it to perfection. DH today asked if I could seam the edges of the Filti material so it is easier to insert into the pocket. It takes about 10 seconds to insert it. i am officially annoyed.? ? On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 8:14 AM Ann McManus <mcmanusab@...> wrote: I am fast running out of fabric! In the Bin Where I Keep Potential Weaving Stuff, I found a pair of scrub bottoms that Mark wore home from the hospital in December. (He was transported via ambulance during a middle of the night—think wearing just the stuff he sleeps in—during an acute asthma episode.) So I washed and pressed, cut around the rips and stains, and am using that fabric to make lovely soft masks. But I am about done. ? I’ve browsed several fabric sites looking for more fabric, and have decided that I’ve done my part. Will keep a few extras on hand, and rise to the occasion if need be, but I am closing in on 300. ? Ann in PA ?
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Lucky you, I haven't seen flour in a shop in 8 weeks! And the big sacks you can order online are only orderable for about 15 minutes each day before the production is sold out for that day. Eventually, I hope demand will settle. It seems as though one of the coronavirus effects is that, while bread was unobtainable because some people had stashed dozens of loaves in their specially bought extra freezers, the rest of the country found that a variety of breads are relatively easy to bake. This is a great result IF we can all get flour. Eventually the availability system will catch up with us.
Another odd side effect is that DD1 asked me yesterday to choose and order her a wild flower book so she could start to identify what she sees on her solitary early morning walks (her husband is shielding because he has a particular health condition, and she has chosen to join him rather than live separately in half the house). Anyway, almost every decent British wildflower book was out of stock for at least 6 weeks. In the end I found her a book of "Scottish Wild Flowers". There's no mountain or moorland in Hertfordshire, but otherwise it's much the same for common wild flowers.....
Anyway, I deduce that since so many people have taken up daily walks in the absence of any other excuse to leave the house, interest in flowers (and indeed birds) is booming. I think that is good too.
Jenny
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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Anmiryam Budner Sent: 04 May 2020 15:41 To: [email protected]Subject: [yarnmongers] Flour - Castle Valley Mill Who was handing out the link to this mill in Doylestown? Was it Lise? Melisande? All I can say is thank you! I ordered both 10 lbs of whole wheat and 10 lbs of bolted whole wheat on Friday and it was on my doorstep on Saturday! Of course Doylestown isn’t far, but still that’s amazing turnaround. It was especially great to support a local business, and get something that was hard to find generally at a really fair price. Now to bake it all up. Anmiryam
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Flour - Castle Valley Mill
Who was handing out the link to this mill in Doylestown? Was it Lise? Melisande?
All I can say is thank you! I ordered both 10 lbs of whole wheat and 10 lbs of bolted whole wheat on Friday and it was on my doorstep on Saturday! Of course Doylestown isn’t far, but still that’s amazing turnaround. It was especially great to support a local business, and get something that was hard to find generally at a really fair price.
Now to bake it all up.
Anmiryam
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Everyone knows I am production sewing. Yesterday, I reached the point you are at Jaya. I’ve got other things I want to do with my time. I’m done. (As soon as I stitch the ones I already cut, that is). Got to clear up the mess! ? Ann in PA ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jaya Srikrishnan Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 9:46 AM To: yarnmongers < [email protected]> Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] masks and such ? ? On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 9:44 AM Ann McManus <mcmanusab@...> wrote: Shaking my head and LOL! ? Ann in PA ? ? Yesterday my sister saw the masks I made for her kids. She has been coming over and sitting on our patio about 10 ft from any of us to visit my father. She thought the boys won't like the flowery fabric. She suggested I make others and I said no. I'm done. I have to get on with other work - I haven't cleaned my house is 3 weeks and weeds are popping up in the garden. I need to exercise more.? But I have some cotton dye (a direct dye) so it doesn't require a mordant, I think. It is old but maybe there is enough strength?in it to dye the masks. I'll experiment with one. It is blue so should be acceptable.? The problem with making masks for people at home and family is that they think they can customize it to perfection. DH today asked if I could seam the edges of the Filti material so it is easier to insert into the pocket. It takes about 10 seconds to insert it. i am officially annoyed.? ? On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 8:14 AM Ann McManus <mcmanusab@...> wrote: I am fast running out of fabric! In the Bin Where I Keep Potential Weaving Stuff, I found a pair of scrub bottoms that Mark wore home from the hospital in December. (He was transported via ambulance during a middle of the night—think wearing just the stuff he sleeps in—during an acute asthma episode.) So I washed and pressed, cut around the rips and stains, and am using that fabric to make lovely soft masks. But I am about done. ? I’ve browsed several fabric sites looking for more fabric, and have decided that I’ve done my part. Will keep a few extras on hand, and rise to the occasion if need be, but I am closing in on 300. ? Ann in PA ?
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Is anyone but me wondering if he really doesn’t want to go outside? ? ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of PATTERSON, ELISABETH Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 8:59 AM To: [email protected]Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] masks and such ? “DH today asked if I could seam the edges of the Filti material so it is easier to insert into the pocket.” ? “狈辞辫别.” ? The End ? Lise in NJ ? From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Jaya Srikrishnan
Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 8:37 AM
To: yarnmongers <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] masks and such ? Yesterday my sister saw the masks I made for her kids. She has been coming over and sitting on our patio about 10 ft from any of us to visit my father. She thought the boys won't like the flowery fabric. She suggested I make others and I said no. I'm done. I have to get on with other work - I haven't cleaned my house is 3 weeks and weeds are popping up in the garden. I need to exercise more.? But I have some cotton dye (a direct dye) so it doesn't require a mordant, I think. It is old but maybe there is enough strength?in it to dye the masks. I'll experiment with one. It is blue so should be acceptable.? The problem with making masks for people at home and family is that they think they can customize it to perfection. DH today asked if I could seam the edges of the Filti material so it is easier to insert into the pocket. It takes about 10 seconds to insert it. i am officially annoyed.? ? On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 8:14 AM Ann McManus <mcmanusab@...> wrote: I am fast running out of fabric! In the Bin Where I Keep Potential Weaving Stuff, I found a pair of scrub bottoms that Mark wore home from the hospital in December. (He was transported via ambulance during a middle of the night—think wearing just the stuff he sleeps in—during an acute asthma episode.) So I washed and pressed, cut around the rips and stains, and am using that fabric to make lovely soft masks. But I am about done. ? I’ve browsed several fabric sites looking for more fabric, and have decided that I’ve done my part. Will keep a few extras on hand, and rise to the occasion if need be, but I am closing in on 300. ? Ann in PA ?
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On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 9:44 AM Ann McManus < mcmanusab@...> wrote: Shaking my head and LOL! ? Ann in PA ? ? Yesterday my sister saw the masks I made for her kids. She has been coming over and sitting on our patio about 10 ft from any of us to visit my father. She thought the boys won't like the flowery fabric. She suggested I make others and I said no. I'm done. I have to get on with other work - I haven't cleaned my house is 3 weeks and weeds are popping up in the garden. I need to exercise more.? But I have some cotton dye (a direct dye) so it doesn't require a mordant, I think. It is old but maybe there is enough strength?in it to dye the masks. I'll experiment with one. It is blue so should be acceptable.? The problem with making masks for people at home and family is that they think they can customize it to perfection. DH today asked if I could seam the edges of the Filti material so it is easier to insert into the pocket. It takes about 10 seconds to insert it. i am officially annoyed.? ? On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 8:14 AM Ann McManus <mcmanusab@...> wrote: I am fast running out of fabric! In the Bin Where I Keep Potential Weaving Stuff, I found a pair of scrub bottoms that Mark wore home from the hospital in December. (He was transported via ambulance during a middle of the night—think wearing just the stuff he sleeps in—during an acute asthma episode.) So I washed and pressed, cut around the rips and stains, and am using that fabric to make lovely soft masks. But I am about done. ? I’ve browsed several fabric sites looking for more fabric, and have decided that I’ve done my part. Will keep a few extras on hand, and rise to the occasion if need be, but I am closing in on 300. ? Ann in PA ?
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Shaking my head and LOL! ? Ann in PA ?
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From: [email protected] < [email protected]> On Behalf Of Jaya Srikrishnan Sent: Monday, May 4, 2020 8:37 AM To: yarnmongers < [email protected]> Subject: Re: [yarnmongers] masks and such ? Yesterday my sister saw the masks I made for her kids. She has been coming over and sitting on our patio about 10 ft from any of us to visit my father. She thought the boys won't like the flowery fabric. She suggested I make others and I said no. I'm done. I have to get on with other work - I haven't cleaned my house is 3 weeks and weeds are popping up in the garden. I need to exercise more.? But I have some cotton dye (a direct dye) so it doesn't require a mordant, I think. It is old but maybe there is enough strength?in it to dye the masks. I'll experiment with one. It is blue so should be acceptable.? The problem with making masks for people at home and family is that they think they can customize it to perfection. DH today asked if I could seam the edges of the Filti material so it is easier to insert into the pocket. It takes about 10 seconds to insert it. i am officially annoyed.? ? On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 8:14 AM Ann McManus <mcmanusab@...> wrote: I am fast running out of fabric! In the Bin Where I Keep Potential Weaving Stuff, I found a pair of scrub bottoms that Mark wore home from the hospital in December. (He was transported via ambulance during a middle of the night—think wearing just the stuff he sleeps in—during an acute asthma episode.) So I washed and pressed, cut around the rips and stains, and am using that fabric to make lovely soft masks. But I am about done. ? I’ve browsed several fabric sites looking for more fabric, and have decided that I’ve done my part. Will keep a few extras on hand, and rise to the occasion if need be, but I am closing in on 300. ? Ann in PA ?
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