Dumbing down cookbooks

[slick]

I was recently visiting with a friend from school, and we talked about that. She said ""I TOOK Home Ec - made an ugly blouse which I never wore, and don't remember learning anything useful."

Ha!!! I took Home-Ec too.....1/2 a year of cooking and 1/2 a year of sewing and yes, we made a blouse too.

....I failed them both....

[Randi]

I didn't learn to cook much at home, my mom didn't want me to mess around in the kitchen. She was a fairly good cook, but only made country type meals, nothing too fancy, but she did that very well!

When I moved in with my first boyfriend, I was lucky that he liked to cook and I learned quite a few tips from him. As time went by, I started experimenting more with all the new things you could get, and I'm still learning.

These days, there are so many TV shows with excellent chefs you can learn from too.

The ex owner of a Bar John and I went to (Charlie's), was collecting cookbooks, he had boxes full of them in the cellar. When he died, the new owner wanted to get rid of most of them, so I got to pick the ones I wanted. They're all quite old and in english - with "funny" measurements, but I can still use a lot of the recipees from them.

I did learn a bit of cooking in school, but I don't remember any of that, apart from turning pancakes in the air.

[Don Juan's mom]

That culinary classic The Joy of Cooking is pretty basic, even in the 1950s edition that my mom got for a wedding present. I go to my copy when I'm confronted with something that I'm not sure about.

Liz

[RedHedd]

I went on to study fashion design in college and made my own clothes for many years. i just don't have the time nor the desire to do that anymore. Joy of Cooking is a staple in my kitchen (along with that old Red Gingham bound Betty Crocker cookbook), but the one I truly love these days is the Microwave Gourmet