[WikiEN-l] More on recipes

Sun May 23 00:26:35 UTC 2004

On May 22, 2004, at 4:17 PM, Delirium wrote:

> Where there are identifiable distinct types that are commonly made, 
> that makes sense.  In many cases though, you can vary almost any of 
> the ingredients, which results in an exponential number of possible 
> recipes.  It'd make more sense (to me) to describe it in a prose style 
> instead of a recipe style, saying things like "in some areas walnuts 
> or chestnuts are commonly added on top", or "a number of other 
> ingredients, including orange peel, nutmeg, coffee grinds, ... are 
> sometimes added" (examples made up on the spot).

I'll agree, but I think the prose makes more sense after a basic
recipe for illustrative purposes.

Peter

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