On Sat 12 Jul 2008 02:39:11p, Kswck told us...

> Parent, other family member, friend? Or did you have to learn on your
own?
>
> Mom boiled every veggie to death. Figure ALL pork must be cooked in a fry
> pan covered with mustard and sauerkraut, till it's dead, beef so rare it
> would moo and chicken ONLY in a pressure cooker, or Shake-N-Bake.
> (Don't get me started on her soups-she believed food was to keep you
> alive...taste? 'You want that too? Why?').
>
> Learned on my own.

Initially, and at a very your age, my mother, grandmother, and great-
grandmother. All three were fine cooks. That was a foundation and
springboard for me learning and refining on my own. You never stop
learning about food.

--
Wayne Boatwright
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