On Monday, September 14, 2020 at 11:22:20 PM UTC-4, dsi1 wrote:
> On Monday, September 14, 2020 at 10:27:24 AM UTC-10, RichD wrote:
> > When I make vegetable soup, I never bother measuring
> > ingredients. I just throw whatever I have, into the pot.
> > Though I always add something spicy; onions, scallions,
> > ginger root, chili peppers. And I skip the potatos, which
> > take too long to cook, and over-used in soups anyway, imo.
> >
> > And never receive complaints, regarding quantities.
> >
> > So, do you measure, when you make soup? Or other dishes,
> > where you don't bother measuring?
> >
> > --
> > Rich
> This is the expected results when people learn to cook from books instead of humans.

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