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by actual practice and is as necessary to secure good results in this field 

 as with any musical instrument. Skilled hands can produce toothsome 

 results from meagre materials. This explains how a woman too ignorant 

 to be able to read a recipe may, through long continuous practice, secure 



Fig. 162. Moulds from old tin cans. Good shapes for puddings. * 



more appetizing results than those from the hands of the college gradu- 

 ate who understands the fundamental chemical theory but has had no 

 opportunity to train her hands. Deft hands can shape a soft dough, 

 while untrained ones constantly work in more flour; and the stiff dough 



Fig. 163. Bread case for meat pie. 



requires a larger proportion of shortening and of baking powder, if that 



be the raising agent used. 



The fomi in which a cake or pudding is to be cooked has an influence 



on its composition. If it be put in individual pans or thin layers, the 



mixture need not be so stiff with flour as if all is put in one deep pan. 

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