One way of thinking of it is that using rubato in a piece of music will give a performance of close to the same length as if the piece were played with a strict metronomic attack. The 'gives and takes' in a rubato performance balance out in the end.
When the lye solution is hot, just below a simmer, dip each pretzel in the lye solution for 10 or 15 seconds, then remove to your baking pan. Repeat with the others, sprinkle them with salt and bake for 12 to 15 minutes. Thereâs no end to the fun when you know the basic bread dough ratio!
Olives, right off the tree, taste sort of nasty. But cured in food-grade lye or brine they are more palatable. Food-grade lye-sodium hydroxide-is not like oven cleaner or drain opener or other nasty lye-based products like that.Food-grade isn't going to hurt you. It is used to cure stuff like mandarin oranges (yummy), hominy (yuck) and pretzels (with mustard or cream cheese and lox, yum).ut cured in food-grade lye or brine they are more palatable. Food-grade lye-sodium hydroxide-is not like oven cleaner or drain opener or other nasty lye-based products like that.