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soapmommy60543
True Blue Farmgirl
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Ann
Oswego
IL
USA
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 Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 3:36:20 PM
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Tonight we are having goulash for dinner - the real stuff, cooked with stew meat, paprika from Hungary, and a real Hungarian recipe (not the stuff my mom tried to pass off). Anyway, as I was waiting for the stock to come to a boil, I wondered, why is it that a watched pot will not boil, but a pot that isn't watched will boil over onto my whole stove? It made me laugh, but if you think about it, it's too true! |
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chicken necker
True Blue Farmgirl
509 Posts
Sherry
Eastern Shore
Maryland
USA
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Posted - Oct 01 2008 : 6:03:30 PM
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Rofl! But I have my own superstition about that. When I'm cooking I never leave the kitchen unattended. But if I want the water to boil, I turn my back to the stove! (It's a galley style kitchen, so I'm really no more than a foot away from it if it decides to mess with me ;)
FarmGirl Sister #123
Crafty Bay FarmGirls Chapter
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Hanalu
True Blue Farmgirl
123 Posts
Hana
Redwood City
California
USA
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Posted - Oct 02 2008 : 11:09:55 PM
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Haha! That is so true! The water never can boil fast enough until you are not looking
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soapmommy60543
True Blue Farmgirl
2197 Posts
Ann
Oswego
IL
USA
2197 Posts |
Posted - Oct 03 2008 : 09:15:28 AM
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| I also found that water boils more slowly when I'm waiting for it. Must be some Einstein Time-Space Distortion thing. Here's an example: A few years ago, when I was still working part-time on Saturdays, I had made some pumpkin butter in my usual way (see my post on the easy apple butter recipe thread). I had worked out the time to the exact minute. Do you know it took 10 extra minutes that day for the water in the canner to reach temperature! Luckily, my boss was very forgiving when I gave her a jar that was still warm right out of the canner! |
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