"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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> On 20/03/2013 8:43 AM, jmcquown wrote:
>> On 3/20/2013 12:43 AM, Goomba wrote:
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>>> I can't imagine how interesting they'd taste with that whopping 1/4
>>> teaspoon of ginger and allspice in there!?
>>> I'd certainly double it at least.
>>
>> That's one thing I've noticed in these old cookbooks. The people who
>> submitted them for publication appeared to be terrified of seasonings!
>>
>>
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> North American food was more bland back then. It was not until a couple
> decades later that we started using spicier ingredients in foods. Ginger
> seems to me to be one of those tastes that a lot of people do no like.
> Ginger ale is a bit of an exception but it is not strongly ginger
> flavoured. It sure doesn't have the bite that ginger beer does.

My mother used and still uses few seasonings in her food.