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Default Nobody buys printed cookbooks anymore!

On Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:42:41 -0500, Sqwertz >
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>On Sat, 25 Jun 2011 19:15:15 -0500, Andy wrote:
>
>> Nobody buys printed cookbooks anymore!
>>
>> Why spend $$$ when it's all online for free and peer-reviewied?

>
>As usual, you couldn't be more wrong. Few people of my caliber peer
>review any recipes on the Internet. 5 stars usdually means 1 or 2
>stars. Printed books, other than those of most celebrity chefs, are
>still the best resources.


AFAICS, the "peer reviews" of recipes also tend to say something like,
"I didn't have any garlic, so I used leeks. And I don't care for
caraway, so I used slivered almonds. And I was saving the last of my
vanilla extract for a cake, so I used lemon extract..." IOW, they
twist the original recipe all or partly out of recognition, which
isn't a review of the recipe. OTOH, I like comments like, "Next time,
I'll use 1/2 cup less sugar" or "I think thyme is too strong for this
dish."

Terry "Squeaks" Pulliam Burd

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