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nitere
True Blue Farmgirl
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Amy
Hickory
NC
USA
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 Posted - Feb 23 2007 : 7:15:34 PM
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i am making a cake that calls for wax paper to be placed in the bottom of the cakes pans for baking. does it matter which side of the paper is facing the batter? thanks!
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
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Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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Posted - Feb 23 2007 : 7:38:31 PM
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I never thought about but you would want the wax side to be placed on the pan. Years ago that is all we ever used and I don't think we really looked to see what went where. Wax side down. MB
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Feb 23 2007 : 8:16:22 PM
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I always use wax papaer in the bottom of my cake pans. It dosn't matter which side...they are the same. (both waxy I mean) It sure works great. I trace around the bottom of the pan so it just sits right down into the bottom flat. and I grease it first.
Jenny in Utah
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Marybeth
True Blue Farmgirl
6418 Posts
Mary Beth
Stanwood
Wa 98292
USA
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Posted - Feb 23 2007 : 8:28:44 PM
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Well, that's what I thought Jenny, but maybe nowadays it had changed. I always use it and never thought a thing about it. So I'm looking at it right now and one side does look different BUT!!??!! You know to slick up your iron you always run it over wax paper and I do remember in the dark recesses of my mind something about using the wax side. I'm rambling now I have to sit a spell and try to think. Ow ow ow. MB
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Feb 23 2007 : 11:41:40 PM
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Hmmmm...I guess it does look different. I know it works either way though. I made a cake just Monday and used some. I wonder if it is waxy on both sides, but more on one side than the other??? hmmmmmm. honestly I think even parchment paper with no wax at all would work.
I burn myself with my iron enough without slicking it up..heehee
Jenny in Utah
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
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Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 12:09:58 AM
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Does it really work to slick your iron up that way? I'd love to try it, but I don't want waxy clothes - any hints on how to do it? You gals are great!
XOXO, Libbie
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Jana
True Blue Farmgirl
482 Posts
Jana
Eau Claire
Wisconsin
USA
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Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 01:06:51 AM
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Hmmm... I never really thought about what side of the waxed paper I have up. I use it in my pans when I make a layer cake or I'd never get the layers out! Also, I use it when I make fudge. Parchment works fine, too. I never thought about a "right" or a "wrong" side. (Never thought about reading any directions, either). I think my cooking philosophy could be summed up in the saying, "Ignorance is bliss". LOL
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Patsy
True Blue Farmgirl
592 Posts
Illinois
USA
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Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 07:16:08 AM
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I think wax paper is kind of like aluminum foil in that one side is a little bit different than the other. But both work.
Blessed are those who love the soil,
Patsy
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bramble
True Blue Farmgirl
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Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 08:01:38 AM
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I have never used wax paper in a cake pan! Where have I been?!!!
I just "grease" the pan (usually butter) and "flour" with powdered sugar. Comes out clean everytime! I will have to try the wax paper
method! At 47 I am still learning something new all the time from you girls!
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asnedecor
True Blue Farmgirl
1054 Posts
Anne
Portland
Or
USA
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Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 09:51:27 AM
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One side is shinier then the other. That is the waxier (sp?) side of the paper. I noticed that in stores around here it is hard to get wax paper, you can get parchment, but not wax. Not sure why that is.
Anne in Portland
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Nancy Gartenman
True Blue Farmgirl
9093 Posts
Nancy
West Seneca
New York
USA
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Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 10:13:02 AM
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NOW IF YOU GIRLS WANT TO GO REALLY REALLY FAST DOWN A SLIDE, SIT ON A PIECE OF WAX PAPER, YOU FLY RIGHT OFF THE END OF THE SLIDE. MAKE SURE YOUR MEDICAL INSURANCE IS PAID UP.
NANCY JO
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nitere
True Blue Farmgirl
482 Posts
Amy
Hickory
NC
USA
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Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 12:34:05 PM
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thanks for the info. i ended up just greasing and flouring the pans. but i didn't give up the the wax paper altogether. i used the wax paper for cooling the layers (someone borrowed my cooling rack and hasn't returned it-i have been coming up with some pretty creative ways of cooling baked goods!) i only have a round cake dish and this cake was rectangular-i used a serving tray turned upside down, cut a piece of fabric to size that matched the party theme, and then transferred the bottom layer with the wax paper to the makeshift cake dish, etc. Once I finished icing the cake, I took a knife and cut the excess wax paper away. it was really easy to cut and serve this way because the pieces of cake eased right off the wax paper.
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 5:23:54 PM
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I just bought some wax paper for the first time ever and I was wondering about which side was supposed to go on the inside to keep things fresh. You always read about sandwiches wrapped in wax paper in old fashioned books- I'm guessing it was the precursor to plastic wrap. I know it must have a waxier side because as kids we used to iron leaves between two sheets in the fall, and the waxy sides were supposed to be on the inside. I'd like to know more about making my iron slide better, too, if anyone knows the trick.
I bought this wax paper, by the way, because the man at the hardware store told me I should put a sheet over my half-full paint cans (under the lid) to preserve the paint until next summer. I wonder which side would need to be facing up for that project? Of course, I forgot to do it and I'm sure it's too late to save the paint. So I've started using the wax paper in the kitchen instead. |
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
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Posted - Feb 24 2007 : 5:28:12 PM
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| Oh, and thanks for the slide tip, Nancy Jo! I may be a little too old and banged up to put that one to use, but I'll pass that info on to my young nieces. My sisters will hate me! |
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