On 1/2/2014 10:47 AM, Ophelia wrote:
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> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
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>> On 1/2/2014 12:58 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>> On Tue 31 Dec 2013 05:13:52a, Julie Bove told us...
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>>>> And by tweak, I don't mean changing them to use what you happen to
>>>> have or leaving out or swapping things that your family would
>>>> prefer. I mean making the recipe, tasting it, then having to add
>>>> things to it to make it edible!
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>>> Edible? No. If the recipe is that bad, I wouldn't use it. There are
>>> plenty of others. Having said that, I often tweak a recipe to enhance
>>> the flavor, texture, etc.
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>> My feeling exactly, Wayne.
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> So would you throw it away without trying to rescue it? Even if you had
> spent time and money to make it?
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Well, no. But I can't recall ever having made a anything that was
inedible. When using a recipe as a guideline I make sure it *sounds*
like something I'd enjoy based on the ingredients. If not, I wouldn't
try it in the first place.

Jill