Comments on: Cheer up with some gingerbread for Christmas http://blog.khymos.org/2009/12/14/cheer-up-with-some-gingerbread-for-christmas/ - dedicated to molecular gastronomy Sun, 05 Feb 2012 23:21:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: » Yet another classic from Khymos… Bringing food chemistry to life http://blog.khymos.org/2009/12/14/cheer-up-with-some-gingerbread-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-178433 » Yet another classic from Khymos… Bringing food chemistry to life Thu, 31 Dec 2009 20:47:32 +0000 http://blog.khymos.org/?p=1702#comment-178433 [...] Get your amphetamines from gingerbread “in furno” [...] [...] Get your amphetamines from gingerbread “in furno” [...]

]]> By: Maggie britt http://blog.khymos.org/2009/12/14/cheer-up-with-some-gingerbread-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-178227 Maggie britt Wed, 30 Dec 2009 21:10:19 +0000 http://blog.khymos.org/?p=1702#comment-178227 I really liked a ginger bread concept... I gonna try it.... Spreading Patan ghee on it will be a great combination... I really liked a ginger bread concept… I gonna try it…. Spreading Patan ghee on it will be a great combination…

]]> By: Trig http://blog.khymos.org/2009/12/14/cheer-up-with-some-gingerbread-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-177290 Trig Thu, 24 Dec 2009 11:55:45 +0000 http://blog.khymos.org/?p=1702#comment-177290 Never mind the science, just enjoy the tastes and aromas of Christmas. Have a great one. All the best. Never mind the science, just enjoy the tastes and aromas of Christmas. Have a great one. All the best.

]]> By: RedRum http://blog.khymos.org/2009/12/14/cheer-up-with-some-gingerbread-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-177010 RedRum Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:41:36 +0000 http://blog.khymos.org/?p=1702#comment-177010 @robert if the concentrations are low, maybe we should increase the dosage, i.e. eat more cookies! I always feel great after I have eaten a couple of batches in the course of a day (kids, don't try this at home, I practice 4 basketball hours per day...). @robert

if the concentrations are low, maybe we should increase the dosage, i.e. eat more cookies! I always feel great after I have eaten a couple of batches in the course of a day

(kids, don’t try this at home, I practice 4 basketball hours per day…).

]]> By: Robert Paulson http://blog.khymos.org/2009/12/14/cheer-up-with-some-gingerbread-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-176848 Robert Paulson Mon, 21 Dec 2009 03:36:13 +0000 http://blog.khymos.org/?p=1702#comment-176848 Unfortunately, there is a strong energy barrier to hydroamination without a metal catalyst. Not sure how fast diffusion is inside a gel (dough) either. As much as I would love it to be true, amphetamines in baked goods are probably close to homeopathic concentrations. Unfortunately, there is a strong energy barrier to hydroamination without a metal catalyst. Not sure how fast diffusion is inside a gel (dough) either.

As much as I would love it to be true, amphetamines in baked goods are probably close to homeopathic concentrations.

]]> By: Andyc http://blog.khymos.org/2009/12/14/cheer-up-with-some-gingerbread-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-176697 Andyc Sun, 20 Dec 2009 00:19:18 +0000 http://blog.khymos.org/?p=1702#comment-176697 Read the paper, nice idea. I love to think that some foods are inherently addictive on a purely pharmacological basis. Also, hydroamination of alkenes is well known, usually metal catalysed but if you think about it, trace metals are always present in inorganic bases and will certainly be in the trays, cutters and whisks used to make the cookies....maybe it does happen. Read the paper, nice idea. I love to think that some foods are inherently addictive on a purely pharmacological basis. Also, hydroamination of alkenes is well known, usually metal catalysed but if you think about it, trace metals are always present in inorganic bases and will certainly be in the trays, cutters and whisks used to make the cookies….maybe it does happen.

]]> By: Lars@grydeskeen http://blog.khymos.org/2009/12/14/cheer-up-with-some-gingerbread-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-175914 Lars@grydeskeen Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:40:19 +0000 http://blog.khymos.org/?p=1702#comment-175914 @Nessie: Yes, if you bake with hartshorn, the salt will split to Ammonia, and Carbondioxide, and you will be able to slightly smell the ammonia, but only when the cookies are beeing baked. Hartshorn is primarily used in large surface bake, like cookies. @Nessie: Yes, if you bake with hartshorn, the salt will split to Ammonia, and Carbondioxide, and you will be able to slightly smell the ammonia, but only when the cookies are beeing baked. Hartshorn is primarily used in large surface bake, like cookies.

]]> By: Nessie http://blog.khymos.org/2009/12/14/cheer-up-with-some-gingerbread-for-christmas/comment-page-1/#comment-175603 Nessie Mon, 14 Dec 2009 05:09:20 +0000 http://blog.khymos.org/?p=1702#comment-175603 Does cooking with ammonium carbonate impart a noticeable odor? As opposed to using other leavening agents? Does cooking with ammonium carbonate impart a noticeable odor? As opposed to using other leavening agents?

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