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A true recipe for disaster

August 7, 2008 – 8:00 am

From Reuters:
Celebrity chef Antony Worrall Thompson has apologized after accidentally recommending a potentially deadly plant in organic salads.
The chef and TV presenter said in a magazine article that the weed henbane, also known as stinking nightshade, made an excellent addition to summertime meals…
Henbane, or Hyoscyamus niger, is toxic and can cause [...]

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Fuzzy numbers etc.

July 14, 2008 – 8:00 am

A report yesterday about petrol prices rising to $8 a litre within 10 years incorrectly stated that freight costs could add 3c to the average price of a loaf of bread. The correct figure is 31c. This was a sub- editor’s error.

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Much better

May 12, 2008 – 8:00 am

The recipe for Irish Whiskey Cake in the April 30 Food section called for an incorrect amount of whiskey in the glaze. It should be 1 cup, not 1 tablespoon. Link

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Recipe for disaster

February 11, 2008 – 8:00 am

The recipe for Simple Chocolate Cake that appeared in yesterday’s Abode section omitted a key ingredient - sugar. The cake calls for 1 cup.

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Recipe for disaster

January 28, 2008 – 8:00 am

Food Editor Tommy Simmons says she misunderstood her friend Sara Lemon’s instructions on how to make a banana microwave snack. Simmons mistakenly reported in her Table Talk column in Food, Jan. 24, that Lemon cooked the whole banana in its skin in the microwave for 2 ½ minutes on full power. Lemon said she peels [...]

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Recipe for disaster

January 9, 2008 – 8:00 am

A recipe Sunday in the Entrée section for Muskego Lakes Country Club Greenbriar Stuffed Chicken misstated the amount of diced onion to be used. The recipe calls for 1/8 cup of finely diced yellow onion, not 8 cups.
Thanks, Dan!

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Beware the lard

December 6, 2007 – 8:00 am

A recipe for hot water shortcrust pastry in a baking supplement distributed with the newspaper on November 24 (page 84, The Guardian guide to baking) required boiling water to be added to melted lard. We should have made clear that it is dangerous to overheat the lard. The recipe containing revised instructions can be found [...]

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Carrot cake without the carrots

December 5, 2007 – 8:00 am

On page E7 of Wednesday’s Food & Life section, a recipe for Hummingbird Carrot Cake reprinted from the cookbook “A Passion for Baking” left out an ingredient. There should be 3/4 cup grated carrots, to be stirred in along with the pecans and banana.
Thanks, Daniel!

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