> My grandmother certainly never had a computer (given she died in
> 1983). She wrote recipes with 1# flour (or sugar, etc.) Had nothing
> to do with a computer, a receiver, etc. It was to indicate a
> measurement, in this case a pound.
>
<<
was this sign "made in the USA " ???? and maybe used later in GB ???
i learnt pounds were either £ or lbs. but that was back before the
dinosaurs... ;-) and i never had that sign on my typewriting days.
(I left GB in 1968.)

(It's interesting the changes in languages ... when I left.. sh*t was a very
rude word, now it s used continually .)

just to stay in the 'charte"

GRATIN DAUPHINOIS

A very nice dish with potatoes It's a speciality from the Dauphiné region
in the South East of France around Grenoble. But eaten every week by my kids
here in Marseille it's their favourite dish!

For 4 people
Ingredients:
750 grammes of potatoes,
25 centilitres of milk, 30 centilitres of cream,
nutmeg,
1 tablespoon of butter,
3 clove of garlic,
salt pepper.

Préparation:
Clean, peel and cut the potatoes in slices of about 3 millimetres .( 0,12
inches ).
Place the potatoes in a pan and add the milk, a teaspoon of butter, salt,
pepper and the nutmeg.
Bring it to a boil then reduce the heat and keep cooking for about 8 to 10
minutes . Stir it from time to time.
Add 30 centilitres of cream and let it cook slowly for about 5 minutes. Take
if off the burner and add the garlic.
In a delicate manner, place it all nicely in an oven dish. Level the surface
and let it cool off.
Preheat your oven at 180 degrees Celsius. Once the oven is hot, put the dish
in it and let it cook for 15 to 20 minutes.
It's ready.

Bon appétit!