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Skriven 2014-12-23 23:05:00 av Dale Shipp (1:261/1466.0)
  Kommentar till text 22135 av Dave Drum (1:18/200.0)
Ärende: Re: cook books
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 -=> On 12-23-14  09:37,  Dave Drum <=-
 -=> spoke to Dale Shipp about cook books <=-
 DS> A long time ago, we tried to use a scanner to input recipes from books
 DS> and magazines.  It did not work very well at all.  The OCR made so many
 DS> mistakes that needed correcting, we found that we could type them in
 DS> faster and easier.  Perhaps OCR has improved, but I would not bet on
 DS> it. If anything, I'd suggest just reading them into a PDF file that you
 DS> can read with adobe acrobat.

 DD> Wouldn't you still have to scan them in - with the attendant errors?

Scanning into a PDF file would be an exact picture.  Later on, you could
pull up the file from the book in Adobe and print out an exact copy of
the original page or two.  The problem with OCR programs is that they
have a hard time deciphering the various fonts in strange (to them)
locations on the page and turning them into ascii that could be imported
into mealmaster or the equivalent.

 DD> I never understood the "Recipe scanned and fixed by ...." tagline on
 DD> some recipes until I tried scanning some recipes and then had to
 DD> correct (fix) the glitches. I can fully sympathise that I'd want credit
 DD> for fixing up that mess. My experience was much the same as yours -
 DD> quicker to use MTF to enter the text. And I've done it enough over the
 DD> years that it magically flows out my fingertips in the proper MM
 DD> format.  Bv)= 

The mess is especially great on those books which seem to use a variety
of fonts.  The text might import with 95% accuracy to the point where
one could read it and understand what should have been there.  Then a
spell corrector program might make it a bit better (or worse).  However,
ingredient quantities often get turned into letters, resulting in a line
like
lz o2. sugan

Like we both said -- we can type that faster than we can read and
correct it.


MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05
 
      Title: Keema Matar (Beef with Peas)
 Categories: Indian, Beef, D/g, Boat, Curry
      Yield: 2 servings
 
      1 lg Onion finely chopped
      3 tb Peanut oil
      2    Cloves crushed garlic
    1/2 ts Garam masala
    1/2 ts Ground ginger
    1/2 ts Ground turmeric
    1/2 ts Chili powder
      1 lb Ground beef
      4 md Tomatoes, chopped
    1/2 c  Frozen peas
        pn Salt to taste
      1 c  Water
 
  Brown ground beef in pan, drain and set aside.
  
  In frying pan fry onion in peanut oil until it is lightly browned.
  Mix the garlic and the spices, add to the onion and fry gently for
  about one minute.  Add the meat.  Add tomatoes, peas, pour in the
  water and salt to taste.  Simmer covered until meat is tender and
  most of the liquid is absorbed and flavours merge, about 45 minutes.
  Serve with boiled or fried rice and a selection of accompaniments
 
MMMMM





 DD> MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 DD> 
 DD> Title: The Ultimate Cheesecake - McCalls' Cooking School
 DD> Categories: Desserts, Cakes, Fruits, Citrus, Cheese
 DD> Yield: 16 Servings
 DD> 
 DD> MMMMM---------------------------CRUST--------------------------------
 DD> 2 1/2 c  Graham cracker crumbs
 DD> 1/2 c  Butter; melted
 DD> 1/2 c  Sugar

 DD> MMMMM--------------------------FILLING-------------------------------
 DD> 40 oz Cream  cheese; room temp
 DD> 1 1/4 c  Sugar
 DD> 3 tb All-purpose flour
 DD> 2 ts Grated lemon zest
 DD> 1 1/2 ts Grated orange zest
 DD> 1/4 ts Vanilla extract
 DD> 5 lg Eggs
 DD> 2    Egg yolks
 DD> 1/4 c  Heavy cream
 DD> 1/4 c  Sour cream
 DD> 10 oz Box frozen raspberries in
 DD> - light syrup; thawed
 DD> 2 ts Cornstarch
 DD> 10 oz Box frozen peach slices
 DD> 1/4 c  Sugar
 DD> 1    Kiwifruit; peeled, sliced
 DD> 1    Ripe peach, peeled, sliced
 DD> 1/4 c  Fresh raspberries
 DD> 
 DD> Preheat oven to 375oF/190oC. Make crust: In medium bowl,
 DD> using a fork, toss crumbs with butter and sugar until
 DD> moistened. Pour into 10" springform pan. With fork, press
 DD> mixture evenly over bottom and up side of pan. Bake 5
 DD> minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire rack.
 DD> 
 DD> Increase oven temperature to 450oF/230oC.
 DD> 
 DD> MAKE FILLING: In large bowl of electric mixer, at high
 DD> speed, beat cream cheese, sugar, flour, lemon zest, orange
 DD> zest and vanilla until blended. Beat in eggs and egg yolks
 DD> one at a time; beat until smooth, scraping bowl with
 DD> spatula occasionally. Beat in cream.
 DD> 
 DD> Pour filling into prepared pan. Bake 10 minutes. Lower
 DD> oven temperature to 250oF/120oC. Bake 1 hour longer or
 DD> until center is set but not firm. Remove to rack; cool 2
 DD> hours. With back of spoon, spread sour cream evenly over
 DD> top of cake to within 1/2 inch of edge. Refrigerate 3
 DD> hours or overnight.
 DD> 
 DD> In food processor, puree raspberries with their syrup;
 DD> pour through sieve placed over medium sized saucepan.
 DD> Discard seeds. Mix cornstarch with puree until blended.
 DD> Bring to boiling, stirring constantly; simmer 1 minute or
 DD> until sauce is thickened and clear.
 DD> 
 DD> Pour raspberry sauce into small bowl. Cover and
 DD> refrigerate until cold. In clean food processor, puree
 DD> peach slices with 1/4 cup sugar until blended; pour into
 DD> small bowl; set aside. Remove cake from pan; place on
 DD> serving dish. Spoon raspberry sauce over sour cream,
 DD> covering half of surface. Spread peach puree on other
 DD> half.
 DD> 
 DD> Arrange kiwifruit and peach slices along the line where
 DD> the raspberry sauce meets the peach puree. Add whole
 DD> raspberries as desired. Cut cake into wedges to serve.
 DD> Pass remaining raspberry sauce and peach puree.
 DD> 
 DD> VARIATION: Add variety to recipes that call for graham
 DD> cracker crusts by mixing in the flavor of your favorite
 DD> cookie. In any graham cracker crust recipe, use halt
 DD> graham cracker crumbs and half chocolate, vanilla or
 DD> shortbread cookie crumbs for an interesting version of an
 DD> old favorite.
 DD> 
 DD> McCalls' Cooking School | Desserts 2
 DD> 
 DD> Scanned & Fixed by Diane P. and Gary G.
 DD> 
 DD> Collected by Jim Weller
 DD> 
 DD> Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 DD> 
 DD> MMMMM

 DD> ... Wish I had time for just one more bowl of chilli - Kit Carson's
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