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???

I though Julia explained everything....

Hmmmpffff.....

"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.

On Thu, 11 Dec 2003 21:03:34 -0500, Dave Smith
> wrote:


>
>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.
>

Thanks. I think you are right. I am a newbie to cooking and I also
found out that the potato peels aren't supposed to go down the garbage
disposal... Fortunately, my toilet plunger worked on the sink...

(Mr.Jorge) writes:
>
> I am a newbie to cooking and I also
>found out that the potato peels aren't supposed to go down the garbage
>disposal... Fortunately, my toilet plunger worked on the sink...

Potato parings are not an item that will typically clog a sink disposal, seems
there is something amiss with your disposal system, or you are using it
incorrectly, when using the disposal you are supposed run lots of cold water.


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On 12 Dec 2003 03:17:07 GMT, (PENMART01) wrote:


>Potato parings are not an item that will typically clog a sink disposal, seems
>there is something amiss with your disposal system, or you are using it
>incorrectly, when using the disposal you are supposed run lots of cold water.
>
You might be right... I just crammed all the peelings down into the
disposal part until my sink was clean of the peelings... Then I turned
on the chopper blade and then the water, and the water started backing
up...

"Mr.Jorge" > wrote in message
...

> You might be right... I just crammed all the peelings down
into the
> disposal part until my sink was clean of the peelings... Then I
turned
> on the chopper blade and then the water, and the water started
backing
> up...
>

Some plumbing systems will not handle potato peels. I live in an
apartment complex, and was told not to place potato peels or
coffee grounds in the disposal. I also learned to save fat in a
tin can, and put it out with the trash. This after several
reamings of clogged waste pipes which had a thick coat of grease.

--
barry in indy

"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???
>
> I though Julia explained everything....
>
> Hmmmpffff.....

Lengthwise initially to clean them, then crosswise for cooking in soup.
Or cut them crosswise first and wash them that way.
Leeks can be very muddy in the centre, if not taken apart for cleaning
LOL.

On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 00:57:34 GMT, (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???
>
>I though Julia explained everything....
>
>Hmmmpffff.....

Most recipes that I have seen end up pureeing the results, so it does
not matter a whole lot which way they were cut. Apparently the JC
recipe is different.

B.Server > wrote in
:

> On Fri, 12 Dec 2003 00:57:34 GMT, (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???
>>
>>I though Julia explained everything....
>>
>>Hmmmpffff.....
>
> Most recipes that I have seen end up pureeing the results, so it does
> not matter a whole lot which way they were cut. Apparently the JC
> recipe is different.
>

LOengthwise works...It is way easier to clean the grit out of a leek if
sliced lengthwise. After cleanig you can slice it crosswise too, fairly
easily.

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