Melba's Jammin' > wrote in news:barbschaller-
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> In article > ,
> "Peter-Lucas" > wrote:
>
>> "Giusi" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>> > "Peter-Lucas" ha scritto nel messaggio > "Pandora"
>> >>
>> >>> You have speak of this pie and I thinck I would like it very much
>> >>> because I like lemon and I like meringue. Have you got a good
recipe
>> >>> and a pic of it? TIA
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Pandora, this one is *fantastic*. Very simple recipe, no weird
>> >> ingredients, and very easy to make.
>
>> >
>> > This may very well be a lovely pie, but it is not what I meant when
>> > I called it my favorite.
>>
>> When did you say that??
>>
>> > It's way more elaborate and not at all the
>> > homey favorite I love.
>>
>> Then don't make it. I was posting this for Pandora, not you.
>
> You're getting prickly again, Peter.


Not at all.

Giusi came in making out like I was posting it for him, because *he*(she?)
asked for it.

If I was to make comment on *every* recipe that I saw posted here, and
didn't like the looks of because they're "not at all the homey favourite I
love", I'd be posting 24/7.

If I look at a recipe and don't like it, I skip it. If I like it, I let
the person posting it know. Pure commonsense. If it's a recipe I make
myself, and I use something different, I will (maybe) comment on that.


>
> When you post anything that the whole world can *see*, whether it was
> directed to the world at large or to a specific individual, you pretty
> much have to expect that you've opened yourself to commentary from
> anyone with a keyboard and web access.


As I said, he/she was making out like *he* had asked for it, not Pandora.


>
> Critiquing recipes (often solicited); e.g., "I might have done thus and
> such instead; it would have produced a different sort of whatever," and
> criticizing recipes (unsolicited); e.g., "I can't imagine why anyone
> with half a brain would use this or that in a recipe for thus and such;
> it simply has no place ‹ and besides, I don't like it" happens here all
> the time. You know that.


Yep. But to say that a recipe for Lemon Meringue is "eloborate"???!!!

Is there a 'Cooking 101' newsgroup Giusi can be directed to?

As for "unsolicited critiquing"..... IMO, there's too much of it. It's
*those* people that have got their panties in a twist.


>
> Sometimes the latter is done good-naturedly (I'm thinking of boiled dirt
> chunks), sometimes not so much. And often the nuances and inflections
> of spoken conversation do not translate well to paper, leading to some
> to get their panties and their chute straps all knotted up for no
> reason. (That'd be you.)


LOL!!

It's *lines*, not straps.... and I go 'commando' :-)


I can get Pandoras little language 'hiccups' no problem.

And I make every effort to make sure that what I 'write' reflects what I'm
trying to say.

But that's just me.


>
>> > Plus, it has a sweet crust, which to me removes the magic.
>>
>> OIYO.
>
> What does OIYO mean?


Only In Your Opinion.


>
>> >
>> > I don't even know what icing sugar mixture is meant to be!
>
>> Google it. I did. It took all of about 2 seconds.
>
>> zucchero a velo
>>
>> http://dictionary.reverso.net/englis.../icing%20sugar
>
> (That's for icing sugar, not icing sugar mixture.)


I just typed 'icing sugar mixture' into my Google search bar......

1st hit.....


http://aww.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=255881

"What's the difference between icing sugar and icing sugar mixture?
Question
Dear Pamela, I have pure icing sugar and icing sugar mixture in my pantry
are they the same thing?

Answer
It can be a bit confusing with all the different sugars out the icing,
raw, muscovado, caster...the list is endless! Thankfully, it's easy to
explain the difference between the two icing sugars on the market. Icing
sugar mixture, also known as confectioners' sugar or powdered sugar, is
pulverised granulated sugar crushed together with a small amount (about
three percent) of cornflour. This icing sugar is great to use when making
icing for kids' birthday cakes or dusting sweet treats. Similar in
appearance to the former, pure icing sugar is also made from pulverised
granulated sugar but contains no cornflour. For everyday cooking, icing
sugar mixture does the trick; the only place where pure icing sugar is a
must is when making royal icing, modelling fondant and the like. If you
are gluten intolerant, be sure to choose pure icing sugar over icing sugar
mixture. "


Took 0.18 secs to get that answer........

Results 1 - 10 of about 1,080,000 for icing sugar mixture. (0.18 seconds)




>
>> > Icing sugar is usually sold in tiny envelopes here,
>
>> First you say you don't know what icing sugar is "meant to be" and then
>> you say it's sold in envelopes there. Make up your mind!!
>
> No, she said she does know what "icing sugar mixture" is meant to be.


No. *He*(she) said ........

"I don't even know what icing sugar mixture is meant to be!"


Or does "I don't even know" mean something different in your part of the
world?

He/she said that they get "Icing Sugar in envelopes here".... wherever
'here' is.

'Icing Sugar' in envelopes???? Sounds like a drug deal to me :-)




> To me, it means icing sugar mixed with something else. Then the
> instructions refer to it only as icing sugar when it is used in the
> recipe. I think it's a bit confusing, too.


Well... as there is only *one* reference to 'icing sugar' (of *any* sort)
in the ingredients list, one could quite reasonably assume that anyone
with at least half a brain would be able to ascertain that the reference
in the recipe body would mean that particular ingredient.

Wouldn't you agree??


Sidebar..........

Is it just me that uses Google to find stuff?

I've often looked in here and seen terms or product names that are strange
to me, and have Googled it to see what it is. But there are times when I
see things (ie, strata) that mean one thing to me, but different to you,
and when I google it, it keeps coming up with *my* meaning, so that's when
I ask.

I can't afford to sit here 24/7 and ask what every damn thing is.... or
even ask for people to tell me what I should cook for dinner that night.

I think a lot of people (in here especially) have just got too damn lazy
for their own good, and want/need to rely on people in here to tell them
what everything is because they couldn't be arsed looking for it
themselves.

Either that, or they *need* people in here to 'talk' to them to justify
keeping their Internet connection.


>
>> > Caster sugar does not exist AFAIK.
>
>> zucchero semolato
>>
>> http://dictionary.reverso.net/englis...caster%20sugar
>
> And if you click on the " zucchero semolato" in the translation (it's a
> live link), it says that zucchero semolato is granulated sugar, that
> zucchero in polvere is caster sugar and zucchero a velo is icing sugar.
> Interesting. Those rascals.


I gave Giusi the first step. The rest is up to him/her.


>
> My guess is that Judith has a better grasp of what's available there
> than you do. I could be wrong.


Judith = Giusi?? LOL!! If Giusi is Judith, my apologies for calling you a
'he'.




>
> Since the link was for Pandora, maybe you should have emailed it to
> Pandora instead of posting it.


Pandora asked for it *here*, I posted it *here*. If she had said "Email me
any Lemon Meringue recipes you have" I maybe would have done so.

Anyone can look at it, and feel free to Archive it/copy it if they think
it's OK and maybe want to try it. I gave my personal guarantee that it was
good, because I have made it many times.

If people want to come up and say "It's crap... Looks like shit.... why
would anyone with half a brain use that shit... etc".... they are
instantly part of that crowd that use this 'place' to vent their spleen
for their own pathetic self esteem, and personally, I wouldn't **** on
them if they were on fire.


Besides, I don't just email *anyone*.

Apart from being rude and intrusive to email someone 'unsolicited', my
email address is 'silent'.

If someone asked me to email them, I would..... if I trusted them.

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia


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