Cookbook Being Recalled Due to Freshly Ground What?
Spellchecker Can't Catch Them All
The slip of the finger didn't cause any deaths; in fact, no one has even come forward to claim illness as a result of following the recipe for spelt tagliatelle with sardines and prosciutto (although I feel a bit squeemish after reading the title ingredients of the recipe).
What, then, is the reason for Penguin Group Australia to scrap the original cookbook to pulp and try again with a complete reprint of 7,000 copies of its "Pasta Bible"? I'm pretty sure it's because one of the ingredients listed - "freshly ground black people" - isn't available in your corner grocery store or even in the upscale organic market downtown.
I write. I type fast, which results in typographical errors. I speed-read so it's not unheard of that I miss an error when proofreading. I'm sure most of you are guilty of the occasional keyboard transgression that has caused you a bit of embarrassment a time or two. We all wish we could take those keystrokes back, but none probably more than the clerk in Australia who is guilty of typing "freshly ground black people" instead of the correct "freshly ground black pepper".
Penguin promises a copy of the corrected reprint of the cookbook if they get complaints, but it's my guess that the misprinted version will become collector's items.
Of more than 150 recipes between the cookbook's covers, the Australian publisher claims that "freshly ground black pepper" was listed correctly in all but that one recipe. That sure makes me feel better. I don't like spelt tagliatelle anyway - with ground pepper or without.
Source:
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29 Comments
Post a Commenthe entendido todo lo relativo al salmon y los diferentes ingredientes, inclusive ya con estas recetas hay una para navidad , en verdad que aprecio todo lo que usyedes realizan ., ademas encontre remedios naturales para un problema diferente saludos y que dios los cuide y bendigay mucha suerte hasta pronto gracias., p.d. el pepino la piña y lo demas agregare a ese platillo gracias . atentamente emeterio mendiola.
I had to read this when I saw the title ... it is so easy to make those spelling mistakes.
Terrible and horrible yet completely humorous... I wonder if there is a Cannabil cookbook out there that the recipe would be perfect for lol... sorry I have twisted sense of humore sometimes.
oh my goodness!
Um, looks bad and the reaction was probably worse. Oh dear.
That's a horrible misprint! Can just imagine the guy trying to explain why he killed to the police..."But, Officer, the recipe said to add...: :)
I think it is a blessing in disguise. After amendments, they can reprint and it will definitely sell like hotcakes. People will know that the recipes there are all correct as it has gone under heave scrutiny.
It's one of those "mistakes" that's funny only if it's really a mistake and not an intentional act by some disgruntled employee...
OMG, that's almost funny.
OH MY! Terrible mistake, but let's face it...IT'S AN EXPENSIVE FUNNY MISTAKE !!!