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Skriven 2011-01-04 09:06:02 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
     Kommentar till en text av Nancy Backus
Ärende: Recipe Programs
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-=> Nancy Backus wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 DD> I have used Meal Masher for so long that I just automatically put
 DD> things into MM format when entering them. It's restrictive, it's old,
 DD> it's (a bit) limited. But, for keeping recipes straight I've not found
 DD> a better program ... and I have auditioned a lot of them as I found
 DD> them.

 NB> I'll keep that in mind should I ever decide to computerize my recipes.
 NB> So far I don't have all that many loose cards, a single little filebox
 NB> holds them... with room for more...  Quite a few cookbooks, though...
 NB> but I use only a couple of those with any regularity (and a lot less
 NB> now, since I'm not doing all that much cooking nowadays anyway)...

My second place program is Gourmet Recipe Manager
(http://grecipe-manager.sourceforge.net) whose native storage format is like
this:

Title: Hardee's Biscuits
Category: Breads
Servings: 10.0
Source: ECHOMAIL.TXT

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Instructions
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Combine flour, sugar, milk and mayo into a smooth dough. Divide batter 
equally between 10 paper-lined muffin wells or cupcake wells. Bake at
350oF/175oC about 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown and doubled
in size. From: http://www.recipesource.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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Ingredients
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2  c. Self-rising flour
1  tbs. Sugar
1  c. milk
1/3 c. Mayo

Were I designing the program I'd output the ingredients above the instructions
-- but, other than that it seems -- OK.
 
 NB>> Ah, but... she was from the Ladies' Aid Society... bet they didn't
 NB>> believe in adding the hard stuff...  :)

 DD> My Grandmother was a member of St. Martha's Guild and a teetotaller in
 DD> her own right. But, she would serve booze to others and cook with wine
 DD> or liquor for others. She could also make the most killer pumpkin pies
 DD> - although she absolutely abhorred squash - except for cucumbers and
 DD> zucchini. Go figger.

 NB> A talented and generous person, it would appear.  :)

In some things. Small town turn-of-the-20th century church lady, doncha know? 
 
 NB> My parents were pretty much teetotallers, and there wasn't any alcohol
 NB> in the house when I was growing up, except for the extracts.  They
 NB> might have had an occasional wine at someone's house, but usually
 NB> politely refused... communion wine, if no alternative was available,
 NB> also, but they'd choose the grape juice given a choice...  I learned
 NB> about alcohol in all its forms in college, pretty much... :)

My folks would take a drink ... in fact my youngest brother was nearly named
Falstaff.  Bv)= 

We were allowed a sip of beer or a small glass of wine now and then so it
wasn't any big deal. Then came the 60s and left-handed cigarettes. Only thing
that saved me was developing an allergy to wacky weed.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: WACKY CHOCOLATE CAKE
 Categories: Cakes, Chocolate, Desserts
      Yield: 9 servings
 
  1 1/2 c  Cake flour
    1/4 c  Cocoa
      2 tb Granulated sugar
      1 ts Baking soda
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 c  Water
      1 tb White vinegar
    1/4 c  Liquid shortening
      1 ts Vanilla
      1 lg Egg
 
  Combine cake flour, cocoa, sugar, baking soda and
  salt in sifter. Sift into large bowl, add remaining
  ingredients and beat to mix. Pour into 9" square
  baking dish. Bake at 375oF/190oC for 35-40 mins,
  or until done.

  MICROWAVE: Cook on medium for 10-11 minutes,
  turning dish a quarter turn every 5 minutes.
 
  From: http://www.recipesource.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives

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ENJOY!!!

From Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
Home of YAHOOOOAHHHH Hot Sauce & Hardin Cider 

 

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