SUNDAY MEMORIES
Judy Wills
BREADS AND DINNER ROLLS – PART 1
There was a time when I enjoyed making my own bread. It brought back memories of my childhood when Mother would make her own bread – and the house would be filled with that wonderful aroma! Bill (my brother) and I could hardly wait for the bread to come out of the oven, so we could slice it, slather it with butter, and eat it warm! Mother would scold us, as she wouldn’t have enough to make sandwiches for the week, with all the bread we were eating!
Credit Google Search and A Cup of Jo
When we (Fred and I) lived in San Jose, California, Fred was attending a one-year class at then-San Jose State College to become proficient in Meteorology. That’s what the U.S. Air Force assigned him to do. Next door to our apartment was another U.S.A.F. couple, the husband was also in the same class as Fred. The wife had been a home economics school teacher before they married, and found a job doing the same in San Jose.
She wrote to Fleischmann’s Company, telling them she was a home-ec teacher in a relatively distressed part of San Jose, would like to teach those in her classes to make bread, and would they be so kind as to send her a recipe they could use. They sent her DOZENS of copies of a bread recipe! She generously shared one with me. And until recently, that’s the recipe I used when I made bread. It was a very good one.
However, in more recent years, if I wanted to make my own bread, I searched the internet for other recipes, and have found some that I like. Now, please understand that I don’t make bread very often. But every once in a while I’ll get the urge. I know that all of the genetically-modified wheat and other foods are bad for us, so I am able to purchase Non-GMO flour that I use in my baking.
I really enjoy the mixing, kneading, and rising that is involved with making bread. I thoroughly enjoy seeing that bread dough “rise” in those glass loaf pans. Makes me feel like I’ve accomplished something! The only thing about making bread, is that there is no preservative in it, so it must be either eaten quickly (within a day or two) or frozen for later. But that is doable. I also love the yeasty smell from making my own bread.
We are trying not to eat much bread these days, so my bread-making days are limited, as well. But that doesn’t always stop me from wanting.
There was also a time when I was quite into sourdough bread. I was never successful in making “bread” out of it, but it makes wonderful pancakes! We did that a lot while living in Panama City, Florida (Tyndall AFB), and the girls and Fred and I looked forward to my making those pancakes – usually on a Saturday morning. I alternated the Saturday morning menus of sourdough pancakes or French Toast. Those are some good memories!
I’ve never tried to make my own “starter” but there now “kits” with dry starter that can be activated. Or perhaps someone I know has a starter and will give me a cup to make my own starter. That’s usually the best – it’s been around for a while, and already has the flour and sugar in it that helps it grow.
~~~~~~~~~~To Be Continued~~~~~~~~~~
Judy is living in Central Florida with her retired U.S. Air Force husband of 50+ years. Born in Dallas, Texas, she grew up in the Southwestern United States.She met her husband at their church, where he was attending the university in her town. After college and seminary, he entered the Air Force, and their adventures began.They lived in eight of our United States, and spent six years in Europe, where their oldest daughter was born. She was a stay-at-home mom for many years .
Judy has always been involved with music, both playing the piano and singing. Always interested in exercise, she was an aerobic dancing instructor, as well as a piano teacher for many years, and continues to faithfully exercise at home.
After moving to Central Florida, she served as a church secretary for nearly nine years.Her main hobby at this point in time is scanning pictures and 35mm slides into the computer. She also enjoys scrapbooking.She and her husband have two married daughters and four grandchildren, including grandtwins as well as a great-grandson and a great-granddaughter. She and her husband enjoy the Disney parks as often as possible.
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