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Default Mental Blocks in the Kitchen

On Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:43:46 -0700, Serene Vannoy
> wrote:

>Kswck wrote:
>> Everyone has some sort of 'mental block' for some procedure that they can
>> never get right, despite how many times they do it.
>> Mine is trussing a chicken.
>>
>> Yours?

>
>I cannot seem to make flaky biscuits or pie crust. I mean, I can make
>biscuits and I can make pie crust, but neither one is any great shakes.
>I would love it if I could make really outstanding pie crust, rather
>than just okay crusts.
>

I bet your "ok" is what most people aspire to. I make ok crusts too,
but my friend's 90 year old mother makes outstanding crusts. It's
absolutely amazing how flaky they are.


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