"Mr.Jorge" wrote:

> I just made leek and potato soup from Julia Childs book and when I
> tried to eat it, the leeks went half in my mouth and half on my
> chin...
>
> When she says to slice the leeks, does she mean cross-wise or
> length-wise...
>
> I went with length wise... Is that right???

Probably not. Any time I have had leek soup the leeks have been sliced
cross wise. Usually, when a recipe calls for something to be sliced it
means crosswise, but if it requires them to be sliced length wise it
specifies that they be sliced length wise.