Subj : measurements
To : DALE SHIPP
From : JIM WELLER
Date : Wed Jul 13 2022 21:36:00
-=> Quoting Dale Shipp to Jim Weller <=-
DS> One of my pet peeves when I was actively collecting recipes was
DS> recipes that simply said "1 can xxxx" without saying what size can.
Yeah, I have a handwritten recipe from a friend of my Mom's for a
sour cream coffee cake that calls for a 25 cent carton of sour
cream. It's from 1962 or maybe '63. So was that a 1 or 2 cup carton
then, 250 ml or 500 ml today?
Another really old Cornish recipe Mom got from an elderly relative in
1938 calls for a ha'pence of "mixed spice, the pork kind not the
sweet". Now did it cost half an English penny or was it the amount a
small coin could hold if for some reason you had money but no measuring
spoons? And what was in it?
1 Spray oil
1 Onion; diced
340 g Can Corned beef; chopped
(or use your leftovers)
425 g Can Beet root; drained
(cook you own if you want)
3 tb Finely chopped parsley
1 3/4 oz Peppery Salami; chopped
410 g Can Tiny Taters; drained
And chopped (or cooked
Potatoes)
Freshly ground pepper
Spray a heavy frying pan with oil and saute onion until softened.
Place in a bowl with all the other ingredients and carefully mix.
Add a little milk or stock if too dry. Return to frying pan and
cook uncovered, over moderate heat for about 20 minutes. To
serve, turn the hash upside down on to a large plate.
From: Mimi Hiller
MMMMM
Cheers
Jim
... A cocktail is more than what's in the glass.
... Some cocktails can offer a memory of another place and time.
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