Bread-Bakers v100.n074.12

On Sat, 11 Nov 2000 11:00:24 -0800  "Rusty Burlew" wrote:
 >
 > I am an agronomist, also familiar with particle sizes in soil. I was amazed
 > to learn how many geophysicists and hydrologists bake bread, and were
 > willing to respond to this particular subject. Is there something about
 > playing with flour and water that is very similar to playing with dirt and
 > water? It's fascinating!

I always say that I enjoy cooking because it's just like Chem lab except
that you get to eat the results of the experiments.

I actually have read a couple of books on food science. I think cooking can
tie in well with many occupations - for scientists cooking is an experimental
science, for artists food is just another medium for creating artworks.
Engineers probably will actually follow the directions 8-).
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