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ProfessorF
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“In 1705, Emperor Peter I of Russia instituted a beard tax to modernize the society of Russia following European models. Those who paid the tax were required to carry a “beard token”. This was a copper or silver token with a Russian Eagle on one side and on the other, the lower part of a face with nose, mouth, whiskers, and beard. It was inscribed with two phrases: “the beard tax has been taken” and “the beard is a superfluous burden”.”
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| Wed May 08, 2013 7:44 pm |
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JohnSheridan
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I have a program at work that might work if you want to PM me one to look at tomorrow for you? _________________
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jonbwfc
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iirc if you get an Evernote account and upload them to it, won't that system OCR them into notes for you?
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JJW009
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It retards the yeast to give a fuller flavour. However, I don't see it as important unless you kitchen is at 30 degrees. _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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finlay666
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Just buy a loaf tin, much more use than a breadmaker if you have an oven  It's a lot harder to cook a banana bread in a breadmaker as you can't really control temp/size/heat distribution anywhere near as well as with an oven _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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Amnesia10
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I might have forgotten that I put the salt in. Though I only use sugar yeast and water to add to the strong flour. I also use low sodium salt as well. I read somewhere that you need to separate the yeast and salt during the mix because it kills the yeast. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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Amnesia10
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I had to make another loaf. So this time made up the mixture, flour, yeast, sugar and water but definitely no salt and then baked in the microwave. It turned out fine. It was noticeable that I could not taste salt but that it might be worth sticking with. I did blood pressure test and my results are completely normal, it might be down to the much lower sodium in my diet.
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Spreadie
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TBBT's Simon Helberg does an epic Al Pacino
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JJW009
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Rihanna used to be a black girl:  That's her aged 10 on the right. _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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TheFrenchun
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You can buy low-sodium salt. I'm not entirely sure if it's any good though
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JJW009
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He's commented frequently that he uses it already. It's usually potassium chloride, and I'm not sure how healthy it is. _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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cloaked_wolf
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IIRC there's evidence that it's not just sodium we need to worry about but possibility chloride ions. Hence you're better off with regular salt but just use less of it.
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Amnesia10
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Yes you can actually get too much potassium. My mum has been put on a low potassium diet. Though I am now trying bread without any salt at all and it seems fine. I still have regular salt on chips. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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cloaked_wolf
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I rarely add salt to any food these days. Exceptions are eggs, and fish&chips from the chip shop. I try and avoid food with high levels of salt in and monitor my nutrient intake using my fitnesspal.
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l3v1ck
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I've never ever put salt on top of any of my food. It ruins the taste.
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