On Tue, 2008-09-23 at 13:03 -0700, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > An updated, glossy version of Meenkashi Ammal's "Cook and See," is > avaiable. This new book has none of the quirks of the origial 3-part > series.
um, aren't the quirks essential? i don't recall what was in my mother's battered ancient copy, but i think 'cook and see' must have contributed in spirit if not in letter to her tendency to include in her own recipes instructions beginning with "five minutes BEFORE it is done, add xyz". that reflects the holistic indian view of life (and cooking), where time does not run sequentially as it boringly does in the West, but can be measured from any direction or perspective. -r
