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Default Are we losing the art of cooking?


"The Bubbo" > wrote in message
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> Doug Kanter wrote:
>> "~patches~" > wrote in message
>> ...
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>>> Honest to goodness, I came across a website with some pretty good
>>> recipes.
>>> All the baked recipes started with *Check the oven for any pot or pans,
>>> once cleared, turn oven to...* I know I bookmarked it in one of the
>>> browsers so I'll post the link when I find it. Really though, careful
>>> directions are better than vague ones.

>>
>>
>> I have a recipe for cardamom cake. I use twice as much cardamom as the
>> original recipe called for, so when I share the recipe, I make it clear
>> that
>> 1 measure is what the original recipe said, and 2 measures is what I
>> use -
>> "start with one and double it if you like the taste and make the cake
>> again". Gave it to a friend who made like this decision was a major life
>> crisis. We were on the phone for 20 minutes about THIS ONE THING.
>> "Well....what should I do???? Do you think I'll like it with 2
>> measures???"
>>
>> sigh.....
>>
>>

>
> well, duh, make it with two! Nothing is harmed by more cardamom!!!
> NOTHING!!!!


Am I the only one here who has the lasagna retard post stuck in his mind? A
few months back, right here in this newsgroup: "Can you make lasagna at
home? How?" I want to find that person and see if it can count to two, and
finds its own toes.