Peter T. Daniels wrote:

>Mark E. Shoulson wrote:
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>>Peter T. Daniels wrote:
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>>>(There is an unfortunate product called "parchment paper," sold to the
>>>same people who think they can learn calligraphy from a kit. It is a
>>>particularly poor quality paper that deteriorates especially quickly
>>>because of the acids in it.)
>>>
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>>In cooking "parchment" or "parchment paper" refers to paper which is
>>impregnated with silicone. Kind of like a high-tech, heat-resistant
>>waxed paper, and very handy to cook on. All of which is neither here nor
>>there.
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>Yeah -- just don't try writing on it.
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And don't try cooking on the other kind.

>>I have no vested interest in Ullman's book, nor can I speak to its
>>reliability or even to Ullman's reputation in the field; others here
>>probably know more about that than I do. It just happens to be one that
>>I have and one that I remember touched on these matters.
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>"Again"?
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Sorry; I either mentioned it on another mailing list, or was *going* to
write from it in another thread and decided against it. Either way I
thought I'd been referring to it an awful lot (twice in one day).

>Just be aware that it wasn't published in 1964 (or whatever date appears
>in your copy -- it, and the series it's in, has probably never been out
>of print); it was published in 1932 or so.
>

Yes, 1932. My copy is a First Edition, so that's the date it bears.

~mark