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On Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 5:20:18 AM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> 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.

> You might enjoy this book:
>
> <https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07RZFCPMD>
>
> The WEIRDest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous
>
> I'm partway through it.


I'm 4th on the waiting list at the library as of a couple of days ago.
>
> Cindy Hamilton


--Bryan