How would a novice cook know
02-25-2025, 11:44 AM
#21
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I heard a story once...You all may have heard this one already.
A woman got a ham and cut it in half and put each half in a pan to roast. Her daughter asked her why she did that and she said that was the way you cooked a ham because that was the way her Mom always did it. The daughter asked her Grandmother why she did it that way and she said, "Because I never had a pan big enough, so I had to cut it in two!"
Watson
A woman got a ham and cut it in half and put each half in a pan to roast. Her daughter asked her why she did that and she said that was the way you cooked a ham because that was the way her Mom always did it. The daughter asked her Grandmother why she did it that way and she said, "Because I never had a pan big enough, so I had to cut it in two!"
Watson
02-25-2025, 02:45 PM
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I heard a story once...You all may have heard this one already.
A woman got a ham and cut it in half and put each half in a pan to roast. Her daughter asked her why she did that and she said that was the way you cooked a ham because that was the way her Mom always did it. The daughter asked her Grandmother why she did it that way and she said, "Because I never had a pan big enough, so I had to cut it in two!"
Watson
A woman got a ham and cut it in half and put each half in a pan to roast. Her daughter asked her why she did that and she said that was the way you cooked a ham because that was the way her Mom always did it. The daughter asked her Grandmother why she did it that way and she said, "Because I never had a pan big enough, so I had to cut it in two!"
Watson
02-28-2025, 06:56 AM
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Since your hand and mine aren't the same size, each of our products will be uniquely ours. My cooking reflects me. I like being me.
02-28-2025, 03:06 PM
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My DD is a great baker but I think I am a better everyday cook (plus I don't make nearly the mess she does!!
) However, I have learned from her, that cooking is an art--modifications and substitutions can be made to most any recipe one is cooking. Baking is a science with very precise interactions among the ingredients. Changing the ratios will usually lead to disaster.
) However, I have learned from her, that cooking is an art--modifications and substitutions can be made to most any recipe one is cooking. Baking is a science with very precise interactions among the ingredients. Changing the ratios will usually lead to disaster.
04-10-2025, 03:56 PM
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A heaping spoon full is when you put the spoon in flour and bring out as much that will stay on the spoon. A rounded spoon full is one that has a little more than the actual spoon will hold. A level spoonful is one that has been filled and leveled off with an edge to be the same dept as the spoon.
