Overmod John-NYBW The french fries we made from that batch were like limp noodles. Fits with what frozen potatoes would do. They likely weren't 'spoiled' in a health sense... just a culinary one. Potatoes are much more complicated than I think most people realize. To cook the starch in them 'right' can require real care... and if the internal structure containing that starch is wrecked, weird things can happen.
John-NYBW The french fries we made from that batch were like limp noodles.
Fits with what frozen potatoes would do. They likely weren't 'spoiled' in a health sense... just a culinary one.
Potatoes are much more complicated than I think most people realize. To cook the starch in them 'right' can require real care... and if the internal structure containing that starch is wrecked, weird things can happen.
I remember what we had to do to make our fries from scratch at McDonald's. First we had to bring a big heavy bag of raw potatoes up from the basement. Then we ran them through the peeler about a half dozen at a time. It was a drum with roughened sides that the potatoes spun around in. Then we chopped the potatoes into two large sinks and bathed them not once but twice in ice cold water to remove excess starch. You had to dip your arms into that water to move the potatoes around. A pink foam would form on top of the water. Once rinsed, we put the fries in baskets and blanched them in shortening and put them on a rack for the finished frying, also in shortening.
I don't think they do that any more. I think their fries come prepackaged and just need to be fried. That's what we did until we got good potatoes in. We got boxes of fries that were labeled for Burger Chef. I don't think they use shortening any more either.
BN7150 Was this paint box car equipped with a charcoal heater? Weaver O scale 40' PS-1 "BAR 2037"
Was this paint box car equipped with a charcoal heater?
Weaver O scale 40' PS-1 "BAR 2037"
That paint job (and number series) was used on the insulated cars, but that model is not an insulated car.
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cv_acr BN7150 Was this paint box car equipped with a charcoal heater? Weaver O scale 40' PS-1 "BAR 2037" That paint job (and number series) was used on the insulated cars, but that model is not an insulated car. http://canadianfreightcargallery.ca/cgi-bin/image.pl?i=bar2170&o=bar
Oops! The car has ventilators! However, no heater under the floor! It was removed, wasn't it?