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Gum Arabic, Dafur and Sudan

June 20, 2007

A fascinating NPR report on how one agricultural commodity - gum arabic, which is used in everything from newspaper inks to Coke - has become a political football in Sudan's humanitarian crisis.

Musing on Food, Farming and Bread

In Search of the Perfect Loaf: A Home Baker's Odyssey

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By Samuel Fromartz

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Baguette Traditional - Fromartz Recipe

Making baguettes by hand was one of the biggest challenges I faced as a home baker. I tried recipes for several years and then gave up, convinced a baguette couldn't be made at home. But after about a decade of baking, I returned to the iconic loaf and came up with an award-winning recipe.

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