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Default "Joy of Cooking": Where are the recpies?!?

sf wrote:
> On Sat, 10 Jul 2004 04:23:02 GMT, Wayne >
> wrote:
>
>> "Paul M. Cook©®" > wrote in
>> :
>>
>> > I'm just curious here. I have both JC and NJC. Am I the only one who
>> > has consistent bad results with their recipes and techniques? I mean
>> > I fancy myself an able cook, not a chef by any means, yet I always
>> > seem to have to make a JC recipe a couple of times and make changes to
>> > it to get it to come out right. I have so much better success with
>> > other cookbooks it seems.
>> >
>> > Paul
>> >

>>
>> Must be you, Paul. <G> I've used an early 70's edition for years and have
>> absolutely never had a problem or failure, save a few that were in fact my
>> own fault.


Like substituting un-like ingredients? Like changing *anything* the first time
trying a new recipe?
Been there, done that. *NOT* the fault of the cookbook or the recipe at all.

>
> Ditto


Me three.

>

BOB