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Skriven 2006-09-03 20:08:00 av Dave Drum (1:10/345)
     Kommentar till en text av BARBARA MCNAY
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On 08-27-06 Barbara McNay Scribbled to DAVE SACERDOTE about chicken & 

BM> > One of the things I really like about the Cooking Echo
BM> > is the overall
BM> > level of literacy.  It really irritates me, though,
BM> > when I catch myself
BM> > making a really stupid error (like "could of" instead
BM> > of "could have")
BM> > that I know damn well is wrong and how the HELL could
BM> > I have typed THAT???)

BM>Me, too.  I proofread my stuff, so I know it will be right.  Then,
BM>when I read replies to it, *that's* when I see that glaring error.
BM>It used to be that I wouldn't believe it; I would go back and look at
BM>the original.  Grrr.  Now, I no longer waste my time looking back.  I
BM>know it's there. <g>

As one who made a good living in the newspaper bidness and in the 
printing trades - trust me on this - the last person to proof-read what 
you have written is YOU.

The reason for this being - you know what you wrote (or meant to write) 
so your eyes see what they expect to see. And slide right over the 
misteaks. When you come back to that copy a few days later - mistakes 
seem to leap off the page at you.

We printed a historical tome one time that we flogged along the Abe 
Lincoln "Trail". The typesetters proofed the copy. The publisher proofed 
the copy. The paste-up dude proofed the copy. Friends were dragooned 
into "helping out" by checking for typos. When we thought all typos had 
been eradicated the publisher got a bunch of us together and offered U$5 
for every typo found. And it cost him a round U$50 for the ten errors 
caught.

At last everyone was satisfied that we had gotten all the type lice out 
the book and we went to press. I printed 5000 copies and we sent them 
off to the book binder with a sigh of relief.

The day the books came back from the bindery and we were stacking them 
into piles preparatory to shipping them out to sales points, Rev. Tom 
Like - a friend to us all came by to go to lunch with us. So we handed 
him a book to leaf through whist we finished up our project.

I'll bet you have already guessed where this is going, right?

In the middle of the first page he looked at this glaring typo leapt off 
the page and assaulted his eyes.  Sheesh!

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Crockpot Pound Cake
 Categories: Cakes
      Yield: 6 Servings
 
     16 oz Pound cake mix, packaged
    2/3 c  Water
      2    Eggs
 
  Blend cake mix with water and eggs in mixing bowl at low speed
  until moistened. Beat on medium speed for 3 minutes, scraping 
  bowl frequently. Pour into greased and floured 8-cup mold or
  springform pan. Place in slow-cooker. 

  Cover mold with 4-5 paper towels and cook on high 2 1/2 to 3 1/2
  hours. When cake is done, top will be slightly moist and pass the 
  toothpick test.

  Serve plain, frosted or with fruit.
  
  Source: Crockery Cookery, Mable Hoffman
  Submitted By KARL LEMBKE  On   07-24-94  1013
  Snagged from the Web                   Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

ENJOY!!!
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