No, Ron, I seriously doubt if you are hopeless. You just need to find a technique and tool that works well for you. Spreading can be tricky until you get the hang of it, and believe me when I tell you that many people are stumped at first. Like with so many things we do there is no one size fits all. I'm miserable at spreading with a knife, but do quite well with the back of a spoon. I find that by using the back of a spoon I can spread more evenly and won't tare the surface of what I am spreading onto. Once you put a dollop of your spread onto the item you're spreading it on to, gently press down on the dollop and move about the surface of the item in a systematic way and stop to check your work with your finger. Sometimes after I have spread the stuff around I will end by making swirling strokes which will tend to fill in any gaps. Don't worry if your results aren't as good as you would like for them to be at first because practice makes perfect and the more you do it the better you will get. Good luck and enjoy.
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass; it's about learning to dance in the rain. -----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ron Kolesar via Cookinginthedark Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2020 4:06 PM To: Cooking In The Dark <[email protected]> Cc: Ron Kolesar <[email protected]> Subject: [CnD] Need some advice on spreading spreads. Hello to all. If I remember correctly, Independent Living Aids had a tool for we who are hopeless on spreading anything. I've tried using a knife of course, I've tried a spoon and a fork as well. My fingers do a so so job. I say that because I get some of the item that I'm spreading say peanut butter plain old butter and so on with via my fingers. But would like to be able to coat the entire item evenly without having to use my fingers. I say this because anything I try to spread items onto ends up shredded. Any and all advice will be deeply appreciated. Many Thanks. Ron KR3DOG In the good old days of Morse code Shorthand, 73's AKA Best Regards and or Best Whishes,From Ron Kolesar Volunteer Certified Licensed Emergency Communications Station And Volunteer Certified Licensed Ham Radio Station With the Call Sign of KR3DOG _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
