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Old 04-04-2008, 06:01 AM posted to rec.food.historic
Wayne Boatwright[_4_]
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Default fierce critic of Julia Child -- Karen Hess

On Mon 31 Mar 2008 12:28:22p, Lazarus Cooke told us...

In article 4, Wayne
Boatwright wrote:



I have not ready anything by this author, but I think anyone who is
seriously critical of Julia Child as a cook should be seriously ignored.


I must admit that, since reading the Hesses, I've noticed more and more
examples of Child's rather heavy cooking. For example, this evening
I've making making a leek and potato soup (with watercress).

Just for myself.

Child gives equal amounts of leek and potato: the Larousee
Gastronomique gives three times as much leek as potato.

I much prefer the LG version.

Lazarus


I guess I prefer heavy cooking. :-)

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