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From: rusty@sdcarl.UUCP (rusty c. wright)
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Subject: Re: cookbook suggestions...
Message-ID: <253@sdcarl.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 28-Oct-85 10:23:30 EST
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Posted: Mon Oct 28 10:23:30 1985
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In article <1326@mtgzz.UUCP> ecl@mtgzz.UUCP (e.c.leeper) writes:
>>                                       I've found that it has quite a few
>> errors (both typographical and other) that can destroy a dish.  And many of
>> these errors seem to persist from edition to edition.
>>
>>
>> Not long ago, late one night after a long session of programming, I
>> was making a pate brisee from the recipe in Joy, and (while it seems
>> dumb now) I followed the instructions and added 3 cups water to 3 cups
>> flour (look it up, it was still in the editions I saw in a book store
>> recently).  After surveying the mess I calmly ripped the beautiful
>> hard bound book into several pieces,

>
> My edition (Signet, November, 1973) calls for "2 cups sifted all-
> purpose flour" to which you add "5 to 6 tablespoons water."

likewise with mine, the hardcover edition, copyright 1975 (28th
printing, october 1982).
-- 
	rusty c. wright
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