emergenC, enerG, and eggs?

[Guest guest]

I like the Emer-gen-C vitamin packets! I am not familiar with this

EnerG egg replacer. Totally egg-free? I am in process of reading DIet

for a New America and though it's stuff I know about the meat industry,

it sure is helping me want to give up eggs too. Although I have been

buying the certified, cage-free eggs and feeling ok about that. tell

me what are everyone's thoughts on those? Are they really cruelty

free?

 

I still have free time now to ponder all of this....next week I 'm

going to start classes and will be occupied with studying! I'm going

back for nursing...any nurses out there with advice for a newby?

melissa p

[Guest guest]

> I am not familiar with this EnerG egg replacer. Totally egg-free?

 

Yup, totally egg free. Starches to do the egg's binding.

[Guest guest]

Melissa, I don't bother with EnerG any more. I use flax or tofu to

replace eggs in recipes. They help bind stuff together. To get the

effect of making a cake rise, you need to use baking soda and baking

powder.

 

I use 1/4 cup of any kind of tofu to replace one egg.

 

To make one flax egg, grind 1 Tbs flax seeds in a coffee grinder, mix up

the ground flax seeds with 3 Tbs or more of water until frothy and

gooey. (I have a wonderful coffee grinder that can take wet ingredients

as well as dry, so I just do this in the same machine, but you can do it

in a blender or food processor.) If I want a more yolky taste, I add a

tsp of soy lecithin to the mix.

 

Either of these methods work in cakes, pancakes, etc.

 

from Maida

Citizens for Pets in Condos, http://www.petsincondos.org

South Florida Vegetarian Events, http://www.soflavegevents.net

[Guest guest]

I agree with Maida..

I've NEVER used EnerG, so I can't compare, but I've also never had a

problem with the flax egg.. I use it for everything I bake.. that

requires an egg =)

 

Jenni

 

On Jan 16, 2006, at 10:48 PM, Maidawg wrote:

> Melissa, I don't bother with EnerG any more. I use flax or tofu to

> replace eggs in recipes. They help bind stuff together. To get the

> effect of making a cake rise, you need to use baking soda and baking

> powder.

>

> I use 1/4 cup of any kind of tofu to replace one egg.

>

> To make one flax egg, grind 1 Tbs flax seeds in a coffee grinder,

> mix up

> the ground flax seeds with 3 Tbs or more of water until frothy and

> gooey. (I have a wonderful coffee grinder that can take wet

> ingredients

> as well as dry, so I just do this in the same machine, but you can

> do it

> in a blender or food processor.) If I want a more yolky taste, I

> add a

> tsp of soy lecithin to the mix.

>

> Either of these methods work in cakes, pancakes, etc.

>

> from Maida

> Citizens for Pets in Condos, http://www.petsincondos.org

> South Florida Vegetarian Events, http://www.soflavegevents.net

>

>

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

Well I know there is quite a debate about whether cage-free,

free-range and organic eggs are still humane. One way to look at it

is: is this large company getting eggs from many small farms or are

they still chicken " factories " ?

 

We buy eggs directly from a lady down the road from us. I know that

not everyone has that option; but even buying eggs at a farmers'

market or another place that sells local eggs would probably be a

better option than the 'national' brands. If we're out of eggs and we

don't call our egg lady than we go without for a while.

 

Next spring we'll have our own chickens for our own eggs.

 

And while we're on the dairy issue; I only buy milk from a local dairy

(from the next county over). I haven't bought generic milk in years

and I used to buy Horizon and the other organic brand. There is no

comparison, the local dairy is by far tastier (yep, even the non-fat)

and comes in lovely 64oz glass jars which we pay a deposit on and return.

 

If you start doing some research, you might be amazed at what local

foods are available to you.

 

Denise

 

 

, " Melissa " <mapalicka> wrote:

Although I have been

> buying the certified, cage-free eggs and feeling ok about that. tell

> me what are everyone's thoughts on those? Are they really cruelty

> free?

 

> melissa p

>