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violasororia

From the Cookbook

Nov 12, 2003 12:45

*Note:the letter for a lowercase S looks like an f the first time it occurs in each word.

A Stock for an Herb-SoupGet Chervil, Beets, Chards, Spinach, Sellery, Leeks, and fuch like Herbs, with two or three large Crufts of Bread, fome Butter, a Bunch of Sweet-herbs, and a little Salt; put thefe, with a moderate Quantity of Water, into a Kettle, ( Read more... )

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mandajanie November 12 2003, 14:51:42 UTC

Lots of very practical recipes, right? ;) Or not. But you have to admit that they are fun to read! Although the 'f' thing did begin to grate on my nerves after awhile. . . hopefully you don't have the same problem! ;)

violasororia November 12 2003, 18:22:28 UTC

Actually, I can't wait to try a number of these! I like that everything is natural and so simple. Although they didn't seem to care much about cholesterol; the lemon cheesecake recipe calls for 12 eggs and half a pound of butter!

I don't mind the f/s thing at all. Actually, I find it quite fascinating linguistically. I finally figured out that it's not the number of times it is in a word, but the sound it makes. S sound like a z (pleases) has the traditional lowercase s, but in a hissing sound (like hissing) it has the f thing. And I have gotten so used to it that I don't notice it anymore. :-)

mandajanie November 12 2003, 18:32:43 UTC

Actually, I can't wait to try a number of these! I like that everything is natural and so simple.

Huh, I hadn't noticed that, but I'm sure you are right!

Although they didn't seem to care much about cholesterol; the lemon cheesecake recipe calls for 12 eggs and half a pound of butter!

Yikes! Dont' try that recipe! If you did you'd die and it would be my fault for giving you the gift! ;) :-|

Actually, I find it quite fascinating linguistically.

LOL! I should have known that you would have that reaction. :)

I finally figured out that it's not the number of times it is in a word, but the sound it makes.

Oh cool!! When we were in Willaismburg Jess and I tried to figure out why they seemingly randomly put f's in instead of s's. I'll tell her that you've stumbled upon the secret. ;) Or is she on your friend's list?

violasororia November 12 2003, 19:18:57 UTC

I don't think she is on my friend's list. And I didn't exactly stumble upon the secret... I spent hours reading and analyzing this book today, and thought about it for a long time. It helped that I have taken linguistics and learned linguistic longhand for different sounds, one of which is the elongated S (which ends up looking like an f in print). Anywho, go ahead and tell her. :-)

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