A Crummy Commercial

I love these: Heaven help me, they sort of remind me of Sun Chips or Cheezits, I loved those, too.  And usually these kind of snacks come in tiny expensive packages.  But when a snack is at Costco and a bag weighs almost 3 pounds, it's hard to stop ! But almonds are somewhat healthier than Sun Chips or Cheezits EXCEPT for all the smoky salt !    the salt is visible I used to get unsalted, roasted almonds along with the Smokehouse almonds and blend them, but unsalted is harder to find. But here is a mod for these almonds: put them about 8 oz. at a time into an old peanut container.  And then shake like you are the Maraca person in a band.  After a while you should see salt accumulating in the bottom.  Transfer the nuts to another jar and if they are de-salted enough, quit.  Otherwise continue shaking in the other peanut jar.  Keep going until the salt has been mostly removed: A little beat up but less salt They still taste fine to me just not ...

Forgot to mention one thing in the previous maple syrup blog entry https://wb9kzy.blogspot.com/2022/04/2022-maple-syrup-wrap-up.html and that was what I use the maple syrup for:  to sweeten and moisten my pancakes.   So here is my latest recipe for small batch of pancake batter:   1/2 cup whole wheat flour 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1 egg 1 tablespoon olive oil 4 ounces of milk Blend the dry ingredients together in one bowl and beat the wet ingredients in another bowl and then combine them and let them set a little while the oiled pan heats up. Add more flour or milk as needed to adjust the batter consistency to your liking.  The batter can be mixed vigorously, the whole wheat flour won't get all gluteny and tough.   they look better in real life, taste good, too !   Here they are cooked at a little higher than medium heat on an electric range, small burner in a small, black Teflon fry pan (from Manitowoc !). that's the problem...