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In a message dated 6/8/2003 9:29:20 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
> I've wondered seriously, though, whether the kneading by hand from the
> beginning might be an important part of making the bread be "right" and
> good. The
> warmth of human hands to get the yeast going, the positive human energy,
> maybe
> the salt off people's skin, maybe who knows what off skin that we don't even
>
> know, that has for thousands of years made bread good and real

One of my standard Christmas gifts is shortbread. It's said that each woman
puts her own "essence" into each shortbread with the kneading process---it's
"required" to make the perfect shortbread. Lots of love and muscle go into every
one! <G>

~Kelly


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