[Sca-cooks] Stupid cook tricks

[Robin]

Elaine Koogler wrote:

> The last phrase in the recipe said, "...a cup of barley, salt,  
> pepper."  This very wise young man decided that he needed to add a cup 
> of barley, a cup of salt and a cup of pepper.  Now the salt wasn't too 
> bad.  However, the pepper was really awful...making the dish 
> inedible.  The fellow had a problem with taking direction particularly 
> from women, so they asked Phillip (my lord) to see what he could do.  
> They wound up throwing away the liquid and starting over using the 
> meat and veggies, which they rinsed off.  It was still very peppery, 
> but a little better.  Any ideas?
>
> Kiri

Nothing other than what your lord did.  Cooking for home, I might make a 
second batch of unseasoned stew, and use it to dilute the spicy stuff.  
Obviously, that's not feasible in a feast situation.

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