[Sca-cooks] Translation, transliteration, redaction,etc.???

[Philip & Susan Troy]

A. F. Murphy wrote:

>
> Redactions I won't discuss, since I first heard of them about 4 months ago,
> on this very list!


The dictionary definition is pretty straightforward. To redact is to change the content or format of a piece. In short, to edit. I prefer the term "adaptation" in describing the process of turning an old, vague recipe into something a modern cook would use, with cooking times, temperatures, etc.


Adamantius

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