Food tips

Buy Local Food : Cultivate an awareness of how far your food travels. When Rich Pirog, Food Systems Program Leader for the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture at Iowa State University, tracked the miles traveled for 16 types of produce, he found that locally sourced fruits and vegetables such as apples, lettuce and tomatoes traveled an average of 56 miles, compared to 1,494 miles — nearly 27 times farther — for the same fruits and vegetables delivered through conventional retail channels. Things get stickier with combination foods, strawberry yogurt for example. Pirog came up with 2,216 miles by adding up the distance traveled for the yogurt’s milk, sugar and strawberries. That figure could be slashed by 90 percent if you buy plain yogurt and stir in some locally grown honey and fruit.


Track down specials and buy in bulk. Buying in bulk means less trips, and can be a good way of reducing your food miles.












English Muffins In a Loaf Recipe
English Muffins In a Loaf Category Bread Recipes 
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Ingredients And Procedures

5 3/4 c Flour

2 pk Yeast

1 tb Sugar

2 1/3 ts Salt

1/4 ts Baking soda

2 c Milk

1/2 c ;Water

Cornmeal Calories per serving: 343 Fat grams per serving: 2 Approx. Cook Time: 2:00 Measure flour by spooning lightly into a cup. Combine three cups

flour, yeast, sugar, salt, and soda. Heat milk and water to 120-130 degrees F. Add to dry mixture; beat well. Stir in enough more flour to make a very stiff batter. Spoon into two loaf pans that are greased and sprinkled with cornmeal. Let rise for 45 minutes. Bake for 25 minutes at 400 degrees. Remove from pans immediately and let cool.

Submitted By SAM WARING On MON, 20 NOV 1995 150014 GMT



 
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