In article >,
Veronique > wrote:
>On Jan 25, 10:33*pm, (axlq) wrote:
>> Another source ofpanic was the mung bean soup I tried to make at the
>> same time, without a recipe, just my own "intuition". *Right. *I
>> figured, 5 people eating, here's a soup bowl, so I measured out 5
>> bowls of beans into a pot.
>
>Okay, that's funny.

I now use that story, stopping right there where you cut it off, as
a quick litmus test to figure out if someone knows anything about
cooking. Those who do, will smile or laugh.

-A