On Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:31:09 GMT, "Peter Dy" >
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>"Judy Cosler" > wrote in message
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>> do NOT soak them. takes the saltiness away. use as is.
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>Wow, everyone does it differently. I don't soak either, but I do coarsely
>chop them. I think mashing them in a mortar makes it too bitter.
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>Well, for some dishes I soak them -- for lighter dishes.

I am a soaker/coarse chopper.