Oh Frabjous Day!! Callooh! Callay!

She chortled in her joy!

A friend has loaned me her breadmaker!!  Come to my arms my beamish.... friend.

Well, it doesn't have quite the same ring as the original, but it certainly captures my feelings.  

I was working hard to re-tool my kitchen (and myself) to make lots and lots of bread without a bread maker, and had already produced a pretty decent loaf.  Only problem: the bread pans I have must be for 4 lb loaves of bread, because my dough, event though it rose beautifully, more or less just puddled in this huge container.  The loaf turned out about as high as a soda cracker is wide.  Somehow, just not quite as satisfying.  And with children who Refuse to Eat (even imaginary) Crusts, well, not a lot of bread was actually getting inside anyone.

So, thank you, Jeanne!!

Callooh!  Callay!!