Ketchup and mustard are easy. Use your fingers as a guide. For a hot
dog, hold the mustard or ketchup bottle directly over the hot dog, almost
touching. Squeeze a little, and spread either with a finger or the tip of the
bottle where it comes out of. Wipe the excess from the bottle on the bread.
When I am at home, I often use my fingers to spread. You can use a butter
knife, but then you won't be able to tell what you are doing.
Butter on toast is a little trickier. Hot toast works best. Maybe leave
the butter out until it gets soft. Otherwise, the butter will not spread as
easily and you can end up making a hole in the toast. Another way is to melt
some butter in a cup in the microwave and then use a brush to spread it. Hope
this helps.
--- On Tue, 4/23/13, Will Henderson <will.henderson...@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Will Henderson <will.henderson...@gmail.com>
> Subject: [CnD] Any good spreads?
> To: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org
> Date: Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 12:25 AM
> Hi there,
>
>
>
> I know that a few weeks ago, I began my posts with a
> question dealing with
> good techniques for spreading. I hope you don't mind
> some further
> questions.
>
> I have to admit that I'm going to give this spreading thing
> another try
> again, because I wasn't doing so well for a bit. I
> think I was getting to
> the point where I figured it was easier to just have things
> plain, without
> any type of spread just because it was easier to do.
> However, that
> shouldn't have to be that way and if I'm with friends, which
> I usually am,
> we all get together and things like sandwiches and toast for
> breakfast are
> common things. In fact, there was one instance where
> my friend asked if I'd
> help prepare the toast for breakfast and I did something to
> get out of it.
>
>
>
> So, here are questions. First, is there a good method
> of getting stuff on
> to the knife, or enough to bring to the bread? What if
> it's kind of hard
> butter? Do you place a glob and then try and smooth it
> out?
>
>
>
> Now, that's for toast, but what about other things for
> sandwiches. I tried
> squeezing some ketchup on to a simple hot dog and only later
> realized, while
> eating, that I didn't get very much on it at all.
> Another time, I got way
> too much of something else. Any good recommendations
> for doing that kind of
> thing?
>
> And, do you have any good recipes that almost require
> practicing this kind
> of thing?
>
>
>
> Oh yeah. One more thing. What do we do about
> rolls or biscuits and such?
>
>
>
> Oh yeah, if we're talking about recipes and such, do you
> folks make or enjoy
> using any good spreads? I figure that if I need to
> practice, then I might
> as well discover new things to practice with.
>
> Thanks for your help again.
>
>
>
> Will
>
>
>
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