I learned what enables someone to be a great chef. The way visual thinkers can picture an event before it happens, my wife can taste the effect of adding ingredients before she adds them. And that is how she knows how big a pinch, dash, or smidgen to use.
I run into this problem with recipes out of 19th century cookery books for punches and deserts I want to try. “Teacup full”, “three fingers”, “dollop”, “half-pale”, “splash”, “sprinkle”, “fist full”, etc.
ladykat almost 10 years ago
Love those old recipes!
gobblingup Premium Member almost 10 years ago
Grandparents were like that. We tried to get some recipes from my grandmother, but it was so hard to figure out exact measurements.
P51Strega almost 10 years ago
I learned what enables someone to be a great chef. The way visual thinkers can picture an event before it happens, my wife can taste the effect of adding ingredients before she adds them. And that is how she knows how big a pinch, dash, or smidgen to use.
Observer fo Irony almost 10 years ago
I am still trying to figure out what ‘made with care’ meant.
Boots at the Boar Premium Member almost 10 years ago
I run into this problem with recipes out of 19th century cookery books for punches and deserts I want to try. “Teacup full”, “three fingers”, “dollop”, “half-pale”, “splash”, “sprinkle”, “fist full”, etc.