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On 6/1/2010 5:54 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article<raydnb5OMZWsGpjRnZ2dnUVZ_gCdnZ2d@giganews. com>,
> George > wrote:
>
>> On 6/1/2010 5:14 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>> In article<H4adnU2XgOHn6JjRnZ2dnUVZ_t6dnZ2d@giganews. com>,
>>> George > wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 6/1/2010 3:37 PM, Melba's Jammin' wrote:
>>>>> I've got a recipe with this ingredient:
>>>>> 2 cans water-packed chunk white chicken (10 oz.), drained.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm planning to make half the recipe and I can't decide if that measure
>>>>> as stated is to be 10 ounces total or 20 ounces (2 cans, 10 ounces each).
>>>>> My chicken breast half weighs about 6.5 ounces and I'm trying to decide
>>>>> what to do.
>>>>>
>>>>> I await your counsel. You've got until about 5:30 p.m., CDT.
>>>>> T'anks.
>>>>>
>>>> Most of the short cans of chicken around here weigh 5 ounces, sort of
>>>> like tuna does now. I would go with the 6.5 ounces and not worry about it.
>>>
>>>
>>> Some help you are, Jorge.
>>>

>> You know I don't worry some recipe, I just go for it and damn the
>> torpedoes. Like Nancy says, fairly easy to guesstimate the quantities,
>> that's what I do. If it doesn't turn out right I blame the original
>> person who developed the recipe. Gets me out of trouble every time and
>> the dog gets a new shot at some food she's never eaten before.

>
> Think Miss Tillie Dawg would like my Easy Tortilla Casserole?
>
>

Hey, dogs will eat poop, why wouldn't she like anything she was offered
that wasn't poop. I wouldn't mind having the recipe myself. I made
tortilla pizzas the other night as they were fast and easy. Miz Anne
liked them so I kept the recipe.


 
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