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dingsy · Moderator Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 931 Location: Devon

Was chatting to someone last week..about a jigsaw, actually.

Anyhow, he told me that in an old pre-2nd WW2 cookbook, he had found a leaflet entitled "Cooking in bags". This was some years ago, and he didn't keep the book, nor the leaflet. We got to speculating how it was possible to cook in bags-any ideas? I know there are bags designed nowadays for this-but 60 years ago, would there have been anything other than brown paper bags?

I'll be seeing him again in a couple of weeks-he helps in the patients lounge at my oncology unit-so would love to have an answer for him. I suggested we'd be able to find out!

Nannyp · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 6:15 pm Post subject:

I have no idea

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MissMuppet · Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 7:53 pm Post subject:

I wonder if they had greaseproof paper in those days because that's what Jamie Oliver and the like say you can cook in... fold it in the right way etc... Or I guess brown paper bags would be ok!

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dingsy · Moderator Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 931 Location: Devon

Strange, isn't it. The only time I use paper is in a Delia soup (tomato, celery and apple), when you seal the top of the soup with greaseproof paper.
Will do some more rooting around online and see what I can find. I'll ask Brian's Mum when she gets back from holiday. Not only is she a whizz in the kitchen, but she was a child in a small village in Somerset in the war years, and can be a font of knowledge at times.

caprice62 · Commis Chef Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 144

we used to cook new pots in brown paper bags must investigate for different ideas

caprice62 · Commis Chef Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 144

okay back and ivestigated there are loads of ideas out there on google even pasta and your christmas turkey in paper bags

but there is a question of food safety as the glue that is used might not be fit for consumption and also there maybe metal shavings in it am going to give it a go though and try a chicken breast in brown paper just to see if there is a difference for those interested I just googled cooking in paper bags

dingsy · Moderator Joined: 29 Apr 2007 Posts: 931 Location: Devon

Aaargh. I've spent hours googling "cooking in bags" which has thrown up lots of interesting articles, but nothing of relevance. Will try again adding in "paper" q22

caprice62 · Commis Chef Joined: 14 Mar 2008 Posts: 144

better luck this time

Manta Ray a l'Anglaise · Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:40 pm Post subject:

It is greasproof paper. . . we used to cook some things in it at Catering College - en papilot (I think that's the French spelling) It's quite easy to make a simple bag from greasproof just double fold the seams. Using brown paper wouldn't be ideal as it will absorb the fat and disintegrate also I think it might "taste" We cooked fish "en papilot" I suppose you get the roasting effect without drying out too much.

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