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>"Sheryl" > wrote in message
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>> I was so incredibly sad today when I learned that Julia Child had
>> passed away yesterday.
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>> I learned how to cook from my Mom and Julia Child. Mom taught me the
>> basics, but I learned the finer points from Julia.
>> She was one amazing lady!
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>She was indeed. I will never forget Julia Chiild's cooking show. I always
>watched it on days when I stayed home from school and even at that young age
>she made me want to try it for myself. And I did too. On her show she
>taught me how to make cream puffs which were a huge hit at my 6th grade bake
>sale at school. That's not something a lot of novice bakers take on but
>thanks to her they turned out great. I just never got the same enthusiasm
>for Graham Kerr, there was just something about Julia and her peculiar
>persona and voice.
>Paul

Julia.....simply the best. Were it not for her I think RFC would be busy
discussing the finer points of Jello salads and tuna casserole. Like some
other posters, my Mom taught me the basics, but it was Julia Child who ignited
my interest in cooking. Her coque au vin was my first serious foray into
"grown up" cooking. Waaay back inthe early 70's I was at my boyfriend's
apartment cooking for a dinner party for some of his friends and their wives.
I'd never met them & wanted to knock their socks off. Julia's recipe called for
flaming the chicken with brandy and I still remember the look of horror on my
boyfriend's face when he entered the kitchen to see flames licking the ceiling
over the stove and me standing there with a bottle his prized Courvoisier in
hand. Dinner was a huge hit & I was forgiven for glugging the "good stuff" on
a chicken... boyfriend soon became my husband & thanks to Julia Child I've
been creatively cooking for him for 30 years.
She was one of a kind & is irreplacable. RIP dear Julia.
NT