Pop Over Pan Advice

[Tom Penkava]

What recipe did you use ?  I tried the " Joy of Cooking ", but further looking in some of my really old cook books shows a slight varriation on the amount of milk.  The edition my wife has called for 1 1/4 cups milk, while the others call for just 1 cup.  One of them said to add a little butter to the cups so the batter would climb the sides better and give them a more golden appearence.  Next batch I will try the lessor amount of milk to see which works better.  Maybe by then I can figure out the electronic button controlls on her stove and have a little less stress.
By the way, I really like that chrome pan, looks like it cleaned up real nice.

[maloney108]

I see honey in some of these postings. Is the honey real high priced in everybodys area? I have noticed that honey is real high priced. Its like the bees is gettin organized.  ;D

Perry,

They ain't gettin orgnized, they're gettin' scarce !  It's the old supply & demand thing.  I forget what it's called, but the bees get sick, fly off and don't come back - leaving the hive empty.  If you think honey is high, if this keeps up, fruit and nuts will also skyrocket, because there's no bees to pollinate the crops.

Dwayne,

That pan looks great. I think the light color of the finish is what gives your popovers a different look.  I noticed that one's gone already - these things don't last long, do they?

[maloney108]

 I tried the " Joy of Cooking ", but further looking in some of my really old cook books shows a slight varriation on the amount of milk.  The edition my wife has called for 1 1/4 cups milk, while the others call for just 1 cup.  

Tom, I think it's the fat police striking again.  I've noticed the same thing in "Joy" and in the Good House keeping book.  The old editions had more fat in the recipes.  Several times now, I've had to photocopy the old recipe and tape it over the new one - the new ones just don't taste as good.  I noticed this especially with baked goods like cookies.

[C. B. Williams]

I've got to add this about recipes with milk as an ingredient. Because of the fat content, most of us have gone to reduced fat milk. I use 2% all the time for drinking. This is as low as I can go and still enjoy the flavor. But, beware in cooking. A lot of recipes, especially the old ones, rely on the fat content of whole milk to do it's work in the cooking process. C B

[Tom Neitzel]

I've got to add this about recipes with milk as an ingredient. Because of the fat content, most of us have gone to reduced fat milk. I use 2% all the time for drinking. This is as low as I can go and still enjoy the flavor. But, beware in cooking. A lot of recipes, especially the old ones, rely on the fat content of whole milk to do it's work in the cooking process. C B

Great advice CB.  When baking I'll always buy enough whole milk for the recipe.  If it calls for heavy cream, then heavy cream it is, if butter, then unsalted butter.  Substitutions will usually result in disappointment.  The extra calories and fat for a one time special item really won't have a lasting effect on your body.

Tom, using butter in the cups really does add to the flavor, texture and color.  If you look at the first of my pictures, you can see some of the butter from the cup floating on the top of the batter.  I have to have a drip pan though as the butter will ooze out and run down the sides of the pan as the popovers cook.

Tom

[Dwayne Henson]

Good Points on the Fat Content, Mine are with Skim. Will have to get whole milk. I think I'll drop the added salt as our butter has salt already in it. One problem I'm correcting, is our oven runs on the high side.  This has been fun.

[Jeff Friend]

It is called colony collapse disorder and, until recently, they had no idea what was causing it.  I believe the researchers suspect a virus and other stress factors are the cause.  

http://www.ars.usda.gov/News/docs.htm?docid=15572

City folk rarely give the honeybee a second thought, but without them your diet would be quite a bit different.  So, the next time you see a honeybee on the street corner, thank her for of the hard work they do.

[Joel Schiff]

 With all of those good looking Popovers, you guys really know how to hurt.
  Merry X-Mas, all!