On Mon, 23 Feb 2009 20:45:06 -0600, MaryL wrote:

> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
> 5.247...
>>
>> That would be the same assumption that both my grandmothers and my mother
>> would have made. I think their logic was, if it's a pie it has a crust,
>> so
>> make one. :-)
>>
>> --
>> Wayne Boatwright
>>
> My grandmother -- who made great cakes and pies, including rhubarb -- was
> even less precise than that. She would say to add "a handful of this," "a
> pinch of that," etc.
>
> MaryL

forgive me if i repost one of my favorite stories:

someone was transcribing their mother's recipes, a woman who didn't
measure.

'then add a little water...'

'mom, *how much* water?'

she looks thoughtful for a moment, and then says 'about a mouthful.'

your pal,
blake