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Mysterious present

post #1 of 7
3/8/01 at 3:42pm
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I’ve just been given a present.
It’s a cylinder of glass 14 inches long by 3.5 inches diameter. Made by Pyrex, Corning in the U.S. It sits in a wire cradle and instructions on the glass tell not to use it without the cradle. The ends are open and, unless bits are missing, is meant to be that way.
What do I use it for?

Many thanks

David.
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post #2 of 7
3/20/01 at 11:50am
Interesting piece of equipment. Never saw one of those. :D
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post #3 of 7
5/11/01 at 8:12am
I've only seen one on PBS' Baking Bread with Father Dominic. He made a Cinnamon Swirl Bread. Here is a link:Father Dominic's Cinnamon Swirl Bread
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post #4 of 7
5/11/01 at 8:13am
Oops.. make that Breaking Bread with Father Dominic.
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post #5 of 7
5/11/01 at 6:44pm
My mom has been using these bread tubes for years. Whenever we find one on a rummage sale or at a flea market, we pick it up for her because [we thought] you can't get them anymore. Grease the tube well, stick your dough in the center and as it raises, it'll fill the tube. Bake like you normally would and you'll have a terrific round loaf that makes cute little sandwiches, etc.
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post #6 of 7
5/11/01 at 7:09pm
Wow! You all just enlightened me!
I picked up three tin cylinders at an antique shop-about the same diameter and length, only they are shaped as a star, a heart and an oval. I bought them because they looked unique, but I never knew what they were for.
Thanks, fellow cheftalkers!
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post #7 of 7
6/4/01 at 1:31pm
Davewarne,
Have you used this gift yet? If so, how did the bread turn out?
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