Hi everyone.  This is a main forum apology for a BIG misunderstanding.  I have seen forums spin absurdly out of control over the most childish things.  Here at The Fresh Loaf I think all of us have found a haven/outlet for our desire to bake artisinal style bread and other general bread products.  It was in this spirit that I post several comments to several people inside the forum to aid in their baking and to learn more myself.

Well, all of this was derailed right before Christmas on a forum post that I posted a reply to.

http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/5247/latest-baking-bonanza#comment-26670 [1]

On this post Greenbaker did a fabulous job on a stollen that I was enjoying reading.  Then Greenbaker used the word "yummo" as a description of his/her bread.  I made a JOKE that I was enjoying his/her bread until he/she referenced the word "yummo" and it made me vommit a little.  I was of course referencing Rachel Ray's constant use of this phrase on the Food Network.  This started to spin out of control when Holds99 suggested that I should "learn some manners and stop being so rude".  At first I didn't think anything of this until Greenbaker thanked Holds99 for "sticking up for me".  It was then that I knew there was a problem that needed to be addressed.

So here it is as hopefully clear as possible:

Greenbaker:

I am truly sorry you misinterpreted my comment.  It was ignorant on my part to make a joke at Rachel Ray's expense on your baking blog.  In the future I will keep all personal opinions that can be misconstrued as a personal attack on someone else to myself.  I am personally a BIG fan of yours and would never have guessed that such a comment would be taken as personally as it has been.  My sincere apologies.

~TableBread

http://tablebread.blogspot.com [2]