On Thu, 18 Feb 2021 12:37:45 -0700, Graham > wrote:

>On 2021-02-18 12:33 p.m., Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Thu, 18 Feb 2021 08:57:21 -0700, Graham > wrote:
>>
>>> I've just started a rye sour as I have borrowed "The Rye Baker" by
>>> Stanley Ginsberg fron the library. At first sight it seems to be
>>> excellent and worth acquiring but reading the first recipe reveals an
>>> appalling level of errors that careful proof editing would have
>>> corrected. I intend to bake some of the recipes hoping that I can spot
>>> any mistakes before getting a lousy result.
>>> This is the sort of book where the one and two star reviews on Amazon
>>> should be taken seriously.
>>
>> Depressing. There is no excuse for this sort of thing, especially, as
>> so many recipes that wind up in book such as these get posted online
>> at the author's promo pages and errors should show up there, too, be
>> pointed out, and changed in editing.
>>
>It's a shame because it sets out to be authoritative and is spoiled by
>the sloppy editing.
>See if you can get it through your library. The long introductory pages
>are worth reading.

Last time I checked, the library in town was only functioning
electronically. So many things are not as normal right now.