Pie Crusts was Re: [Sca-cooks] Cookies was hello there

[Alex Clark]

At 09:52 AM 9/8/2003 -0400, Generys wrote:
>1.  Stick your pastry marble and rolling pin, also pref. marble, in the
>freezer while making your dough.

Definitely better than leaving them at room temperature. Marble is dense, 
and it conducts heat. If it feels cool at room temperature, that's because 
it's cooler than a 90-something-degree hand. One comment on chilled marble: 
in humid weather it can get condensation.

>3.  Chill your hands in ice water as much as possible before working with
>dough.

May I suggest (being as picky about words as I am :-/ ) "practical" rather 
than "possible"?

Alex Clark/Henry of Maldon