[Sca-cooks] No sugar - too much spice.

[Michael Newton]

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From: "James Prescott" <prescotj at telusplanet.net>
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Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 4:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Sca-cooks] No sugar - too much spice.


> Another complication is that sometimes amounts are probably given
> in terms of the cost of the ingredient, as in 'a denier's worth
> of cinnamon'.  There is ongoing controversy about whether it was
> really based on value; or whether 'denier' meant a specific small
> weight, or specific small volume, in such circumstances.
>
>
> Thorvald
This can be true of modern recipes also; I have a fudge recipe from my
grandmother which calls for 10 five cent Hershey bars :)

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