On Mon 23 Feb 2009 05:38:27a, jmcquown told us...
> This is typical of Grandma McQuown's recipes. She just assumed you knew
> what to do with the ingredients 
>
> Rhubarb Pie
>
> 4 cups rhubarb
> 4 Tbs. flour
> 1-1/2 c. sugar
> 1/2 tsp. salt
> 1 Tbs. melted butter
>
> Makes a 9 inch pie
>
> Jill
Your grandmother, like any competent baker, *would* know what to do with
the ingredients. Lots of times I just jot down the ingredients of a recipe
that someone mentions. Putting it togther is logic and experience unless
it's an extremely complicated recipe. :-)
I love rhubarb pie!
--
Wayne Boatwright
"One man's meat is another man's poison"
- Oswald Dykes, English writer, 1709.