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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: baking

baking stories: 3 news summaries

Cape Cod Shop Hides Extract From Boozers

Thieves target baking product for alcohol content up to 35%

Sep 12, 08 6:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Devious drinkers have compelled at least one Massachusetts shop to put vanilla extract behind the counter, the Cape Cod Times reports. Owners of Stop & Shop in the town of Sandwich recently discovered empty bottles of the baking product stashed around the store. The extract can contain up to... More »

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Massachusetts • alcohol abuse • supermarket • Cape Cod • baking • vanilla extract

GLOSSIES

 Michelle Wins
 Bakeoff, But Who Cares?

Since Americans still expect first ladies to command kitchen, recipes put to test

Jul 25, 08 6:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - In an age when pretty much nobody bakes anything, Laura Shapiro wonders in Gourmet, why do Americans still expect would-be First Ladies to whip out cookie recipes for the public’s pleasure? Shapiro looks at the recipes submitted by Cindy McCain and Michelle Obama for a Yankee contest—and gives... More »

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Michelle Obama • Obama 2008 • Cindy McCain • first lady • McCain 2008 • baking

Margarine Shortage Stymies Passover Bakers

Kosher spread too pricey for most producers

Apr 18, 08 2:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jewish families are facing a culinary crisis: a shortage of margarine that’s kosher for Passover. The lack of available stick margarine in particular is frustrating cooks who bake confections that offset the holiday’s ban on leavening, the Wall Street Journal reports. "There are so few really tasty... More »

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religion • kosher • Jewish • Passover • margarine • baking • cottonseed oil

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