Thank You So Much FH ... Ever thought of writing your own encyclopedia ...or may be we can compile all your posts on CD and it will become one !!!

Thanks again Sir for your time , effort and above all the will to help others !

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Thank you FIDO. Before the advent of Internet and Google search, we tried to absorb and retain a whole lot of information within our own system and all of it gets lodged in the cranium and whenever a need arises it re-surfaces to the top. BUT....

There is always a trigger that activates it and I find that you are so close to me in my thinking and actions and I wonder if there are a similar or a mirror images of thoughts and actions and what it is that keeping you from taking over the activities here, or even helping yourself?

It is my unfounded conclusion, that I find that you are your own worst enemy and ONLY IF you could understand how much people will appreciate you, if you can shed that small veil that will let you see it and that which is preventing you from reaching it or if you need any further assistance in accomplishing what ever that you ever wanted to, I will surely step in and give you that slight nudging, because.... you humble me with your praises and I am shamed so much, your words disable me to a level, which disallows me to say thanks.

You are a Very Smart Man. Take it from me.

FH.

I was just thinking, I have also used the warm water too to mix while making the dough. But it was to activate the YEAST and that warm yeast mix also gets in prior to kneading, being insufficient, I did add to it the very cold iced water and I wanted to edit again and inform you that I have added a warm mix up of the yeast to it. I noted down your observations and its occurrence.

There is a family heirloom there in India, Made by Braun, which cost us a fortune those days and here is link to their product. Except for cooking, it does everything.

http://www.ebay.com/bhp/braun-mixer

15 bucks up/15 bucks down. : http://www.kijiji.ca/v-other-home-appliance/london/braun-kitchen-machine-may-3/1159966803?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-garage-sale-yard-sale/london/london-moving-online-auction-lloyd-manor-crescent/1159955171

The dough hooks of a hand mixer can also be used to knead the chapati flour. You cannot compare it with Kitchenaid though. The hand mixer hooks break easily. Reminds of the Hindi saying "Mehanga lage ek baar, sasta lage baar baar."

Hand Mixer: http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/black-decker-6-speed-hand-mixer-with-storage-case-0432195p.html#.VyE6g_krJD8

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Update on ADM & beyond.

Just to share we brought ADM from Patels and were perplexed to find the date printed on it as MA082016 .... This was in end of April ... if the date was to be read as May 08 2016, then that was just a week away and if it was Mar 2016 , the atta was expired .

I checked with Asian Food Centre also and there also on about 30 packets the date was MA282016 ...The Manager had a unique explanation - ' ADM has printed it incorrectly ' .

Patel's manager had no clue about the dates and promised to come back to me after checking with the distributor.. which he never did ... Anyways we returned the unopened bag.

The next week we got a Canadian made (Brampton based) Whole Wheat flour bag from Costco and the rotis are remarkably different from what I have eaten in the past .... they are more fibrous and slightly rougher .. which I love to devour

Don't recall the brand but it was the only one in a brown packaging.

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In food labeling MA is May, MR is March.

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Thanks 'rajcanada' and 'fido' for all the info on this product and labeling. I will just supplement with the CSA/GC web link here.

http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/information-for-consumers/fact-sheets-and-infographics/date-labelling/eng/1332357469487/1332357545633

"Best before" dates on products with a shelf life greater than 90 days..: Foods with an anticipated shelf life greater than 90 days are not required to be labelled with a "best before" date or storage information. If manufacturers and retailers choose to provide customers with this information, they must follow the required manner of declaration, as described below.

How a "best before" date is shown on a label..: The "best before" date must be identified using the words "best before" and "meilleur avant" grouped together with the date, unless a clear explanation of the significance of the "best before" date appears elsewhere on the label.

The "best before" date may appear anywhere on the package.

If it is placed on the bottom, this has to be indicated elsewhere on the label. The month must be in both official languages or indicated by using specified bilingual symbols. The year is optional, unless it is needed for the sake of clarity (for example, if the shelf life extends into a new calendar year).
If included, the year must appear first, followed by the month, then the day.

Best before
08 JA 30
Meilleur avant

January: JA
February: FE
March: MR
April: AL
May: MA
June: JN
July: JL
August: AU
September: SE
October: OC
November: NO
December: DE

FH.

There is another thread, along side of this, with a request about ADM Atta on sale and its current price. Any info on this from any one out there? Thanks. fh

NEWS YOU CAN USE.. : I don't believe this..:

General Mills on Tuesday issued a voluntary recall of about 10 million pounds of flour, saying it was working with health officials to investigate an outbreak of E. coli that had sickened 38 people in 20 U.S. states.

The bacteria strain behind the outbreak has not been found in any of General Mills? Gold Medal, Wondra and Signature Kitchens flour or their manufacturing plant, the company said. Consumers have not contacted it directly to report any illnesses, the Minneapolis-based company added.

?Out of an abundance of caution, a voluntary recall is being made,? General Mills gis said.

FROM.: http://www.msn.com/en-ca/health/nutrition/general-mills-just-recalled-10-million-pounds-of-flour-over-e-coli-worries/ar-BBtJmFm?li=AAggFp5&ocid=mailsignoutmd


FH.
Additional recall information can be found at www.generalmills.com/flour.
http://www.generalmills.com/flour