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[Elaine Koogler]

Ras, I don't have any documentation for this.  I guess I'm being one of those
people you really hate because I assume that cooks have done the "dump until it
looks right" thing with recipes they do over and over from time immemorial.  I
actually think we're talking about a similar concept here.  Yes, I do know how
much is the right amount...but since I have been doing it for so long, I don't
remember exactly how many teaspoons or tablespoons I use.

Kiri

LrdRas at aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 8/28/00 3:43:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> ekoogler at chesapeake.net writes:
>
> << Understand...I don't know quantities...like the medieval cook, I've been
> doing
>  this so long that I just dump until it looks right!) >>
>
> What evidence do you have to support this supposition? The fact that we do
> not have written amounts in extant recipes does not indicate that period
> cooks did not know what amounts were meant. It indicates, IMO, that period
> cooks knew exactly what amounts to use and therefore saw no need to write
> them down.
>
> Ras
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