Tuesday, August 26, 2025

I'm an Idgit!*

I bought a Boule a few days ago, as in a round loaf of bread. 


It was marvelous.  Each slice had substance: a bit of chewiness and being moist and firm.

I am the only bread eater craver in the house, and, as much as I love a slice of good bread, spread liberally with fresh butter and jam, my body isn't quite as joyful about it.  I decided that I'd buy the loaf, use what I could and freeze the rest of the loaf so I could enjoy it later. 

In my experience removing as much air as possible from the bag of bread you intend to use for freezing increases its freezer life. I tend to forget things in the freezer, and only discover them collaterally when I am searching for some other lost item.  

I have one of those fancy-dancy vacuum freezer bag appliances. Ah ha, thought I, if I use that it will take the unwanted air out.

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It works!

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Too well!

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* Betcha didn't know, but Mr. A. I(n)-stein tells me:

"Idgit" is a nonstandard, dialectal spelling and pronunciation of the word idiot, derived from the Irish slang term "eejit" and popularized in American English, particularly in the Southern United States, as a somewhat comical or exasperated term for a foolish person.

8 comments:

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    1. That's why I had to post it. I had thought I could stop the vacuum when it got a bit of the air out, but alas, I had to watch it shrink my bread. You couldn't even peel the pieces apart!

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  2. :) Thanks for the smile today! Yes you have to stop the machine before it squishes stuff. I squished chicken and noodles so much they were mush.

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    1. I tried to stop it, but it didn't respond. So I just watched as my lovely bread was turned into a hard, clay-like lump!

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  3. Always interesting to see what a vacuum sealer can do. Are you going to eat that bread?

    We bought a bunch of space bags years ago. They worked great for a few hours, but always poofed back up. Kind of a pain in the ass.

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    1. The bread was inedible. It didn't resemble bread at all. I couldn't even peel pieces apart.

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  4. That is hilarious! I'm glad you got a good laugh out of it, even if you lost a loaf of bread.

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    1. Yeah, I'm sorry about the bread as the pieces I kept out are really, really good! But, then again, I didn't consume those calories and I really am trying to stay away from wheat products.

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