I love the story from a friend related to her mother's first attempt at boiling water as a newlywed. Her recipe called for 1 T. boiling water so she put 1 T. water in a pan to boil. By the time the water boiled, it was gone. When her husband arrived at the house she was in tears, because she was unable to complete the dinner recipe without the 1 T. boiling water. He comforted her and taught her the correct way to boil a small quantity of water! Hehe!

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