On 3/20/2016 6:07 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-03-20 3:55 PM, notbob wrote:
>> On 2016-03-20, MaryL > wrote:
>>
>>> Of course, it was easier when I used a mixer.
>>
>> Of course!
>>
>> I don't think I've been without a mixer since I was a wee tad. My mom
>> usta have one of those classic Sunbeam stand mixers. I've made baked
>> Alaska, by hand, using a balloon whisk, but never hadda cream
>> sugar/butter together, by hand.
>>
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> It's not a lot of fun. You can understand why the electric beaters
> became so popular. I will age myself here, but when I was a kid we did
> not have an electric beater. Ours was a manual... two beaters and a hand
> crank. I don't think there was ever a kitchen utensil that was more
> difficult to operate.
>
Those worked fine as an *egg beater*. They became more difficult if
you're talking about trying to use one to cream something as thick as
butter and sugar. Those were the days when the bowl needed to be very
heavy ceramic or glass, with a flat bottom. Otherwise while you're
cranking, the bowl was likely to try to get away from you.

Jill