In article >,
Christine Dabney > wrote:
> But I was really floored by the number of folks looking at
> cookbooks..and it looked like they were buying!!
>
> Wonder what this means for the future of cooking in this country?
>
> Christine

My vote is that it means nothing. "I bought that book after seeing the
movie, but, *sh**, I haven't got that kind of time! I've got better
things to do than stand over a hot stove after a full day of work. "

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Melba's Jammin' wrote:

> In article >,
> Christine Dabney > wrote:
>> But I was really floored by the number of folks looking at
>> cookbooks..and it looked like they were buying!!
>>
>> Wonder what this means for the future of cooking in this country?
>>
>> Christine
>
> My vote is that it means nothing. "I bought that book after seeing
> the
> movie, but, *sh**, I haven't got that kind of time! I've got better
> things to do than stand over a hot stove after a full day of work. "
>
I think you're probably right. Sigh.
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Cheers
Chatty Cathy

In article >,
Melba's Jammin' > wrote:

> In article >,
> Christine Dabney > wrote:
> > But I was really floored by the number of folks looking at
> > cookbooks..and it looked like they were buying!!
> >
> > Wonder what this means for the future of cooking in this country?
> >
> > Christine
>
> My vote is that it means nothing. "I bought that book after seeing the
> movie, but, *sh**, I haven't got that kind of time! I've got better
> things to do than stand over a hot stove after a full day of work. "

Until some of them discover that it takes about as long to cook simple
meals as it does to wait in line at the fast food joints. :-)

My average kitchen time for most (from scratch) meals is 20 minutes.

I can spend longer, but rarely do.
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Peace! Om

"Human nature seems to be to control other people until they put their foot down."
--Steve Rothstein


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