This week’s tale is about reinvention, closer looks, and the answers to a few unsolved riddles of this growing season.
We have: a recommendation from Aurora Mills regarding pastry whole wheat flour. Typically the wheat we sell for pastry wheat has both a low protein and a low falling number. Many of you have been waiting and waiting for mill renovations to be complete to get Aurora Mills’ grains back. While the true pastry flour is not yet back in stock, Matt Williams of Aurora Mills recommends the Maxine bread flour we carry as an acceptable substitution. It has plenty of protein for bread making, but due to its low falling number it shoud preform well for pie crusts and scones, as well.
Riddle two: When is a rutabaga a turnip? When it is a gilfeather turnip, that’s when. This heirloom vegetable, long saddled with the misname of ‘turnip’ is actually a fine flavored rutabaga that keeps and cooks well – try it out!
Take a close look: Leeks are on the sheet for the last week this week. We have twenty bags available. Please note that this week they have switched from certified organic to Maine Grown.
And on that note: It is VERY important that you note which products are listed certified organic and which are listed Maine grown. While many of our Maine Grown producers use organic practices, sustainable practices, Beyond Organic, Biodynamic, or Integrated Pest Management practices, none of these are the same as certified organic. We try to keep a hawk’s eye out for our ‘organic only’ customers and notify you if you have mistakenly ordered a Maine grown item, but it isn’t always possible or practical for us to manage this. We will not accept returns for items misordered in this way.
It would help us immensely for you to notify us if you will, in general, accept non-organic subs, or a sub of a specific brand for items you often order.
We look forward to your orders, particularly after a thorough reread of the sheet!
Marada
