Aeagle.196 net.cooks utcsrgv!utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!mhtsa!eagle!cw Thu Feb 4 09:57:45 1982 La Technique There is a book called, I believe, "La Technique", which is essentially a picture book of French cooking techniques. About 20 or 30 recipes discussed in step-by-step detail. Also, my ca. early 50's copy of Fanny Farmer has a great many general suggestions and instructions along with the specific recipes; more than a few places it suggests a general idea and then goes on to say "Improvise". Don't know if later versions are still like that. ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.