Kitchen Garden Forum

Not sure if this should be posted in Cooking Tips. In this month's KG is a recipe for leek and Stilton tart which tells you to use 'old' water for the pastry. I must say that I've always used water straight from the tap in the past. How old is old? Do I have to keep a dated bottle maturing on the kitchen windowsill or can I just use the bottle that's stopped rolling around the car floor and has now wedged itself under the passenger seat?
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Granny

Dear Granny, i'm certainly no cook, but i was wondering whether it should say cold water.

be careful of plastic bottles kept in the car, there is evidence that when the car gets really hot molecules can leach from the plactic into the water, whether these would do any harm on a long term basis is open to debate.

I am with OH on this one, definitely a typo, should be 'cold water'!

Absolutely. I just had visions of Tesco selling 'vintage' water and celebrity chefs stipulating how old your water had to be to make the best pastry, and the best ways of maturing it.
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Granny

An easy mistake to make Granny. We often refer to water that's been sitting around for a while as 'old'.

Sorry everyone. I'd realised it was a typo and hadn't expected to be taken seriously. Just my stupid sense of humour.
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Granny

Too subtle for me!!

Granny, thats just the sort of humour that i like the best.

Ahh now?

Is Granny carefully back pedalling...or did she get you all to bite too quick??

Compo

she got me hook, line and sinker!!!!!