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Thursday, November 12, 2026Nov 12

An amaretto pie from a favorite Chattanooga source, Mount Vernon Restaurant

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Good morning to all of you, as tomato season ripens into peach season and corn season and so much more. You will read such summery topics below, but first, this.

We’ve been discussing bready things like sourdough starter and pass-along recipes for sourdough bread, but this week’s request came from a sign in the Nantahala Gorge advertising Native American fry bread. What is this bread, and do you have a recipe?

Don’t forget, sourdough experts, the earlier request to educate us about starters. Some have sugar; some don’t. Some sourdough breads are sweet; some aren’t. Is there a one-loaf-fits-all starter, and how does one get a start with a starter?


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