Posted by gretchen on March 11, 1998 at 14:06:00:
In Reply to: Re: eggs posted by Gerard on March 11, 1998 at 13:27:58:
: : I was wondering why in certain recipes they call for you to add one egg at a time? Should you always do it that way or just when the recipes calls for it? Help
: What the recipe is telling you is to add liquids to solids ( or batter) slowly so as to prevent lumping.
: One at a time isn't necessary once the first eggs have loosened the firmer ingredients up, its not like adding oil to mayonaise .
: Most cookbooks don't explain much because they are merely passing on what they learned , except they never understood what they were doing in the first place.!
: Sad ain't it?, you pay good money for a book and the author doesn't explain because they can't.
: Really good books do have all the info but you'll pay $60 a pop and up.
: Regards, Gerard
Do you have any good suggestions to the cookbooks. I don't mind spending that kind of money for a good informed book.