A surprisingly complete and informative 64-page booklet describing common spices used in cooking and for other purposes. Written especially for grocers, but helpful for all interested. (KevinS)
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END of recording
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There should be ~5 seconds silence at the end of the recording.
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Ooo, interesting! I'm full on MC projects, so I won't be MC'ing this, but thought I'd point out that it looks like Lovett Wood is only the editor. In the preface (and the Archive metadata) the author is identified as Robert O. Fielding.
TriciaG wrote: ↑October 20th, 2020, 5:25 pm
Ooo, interesting! I'm full on MC projects, so I won't be MC'ing this, but thought I'd point out that it looks like Lovett Wood is only the editor. In the preface (and the Archive metadata) the author is identified as Robert O. Fielding.
Oh, I didn't see that! I hope the MC will be able to make that change.
I'll go ahead and change the text to be used to PG.
Hi Kevin,
This looks great. I will MC it for you. I'll make the update for the author and source.
Ashleigh is in as DPL.
Cheers,
-Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
alg1001 wrote: ↑October 20th, 2020, 7:04 pm
Hi Kevin,
This looks great. I will MC it for you. I'll make the update for the author and source.
Ashleigh is in as DPL.
Cheers,
-Amy
Hi Kevin,
I updated the author in the script to Robert O. Fielding. It seems Wood was the editor, actually the publisher.
I'm going to move you to Readers Wanted.
Cheers,
-Amy
In the mind, or consciousness of the Earth this flower first lay latent as a dream. Perhaps, in her consciousness, it nested as that which in us corresponds to a little thought.--A.Blackwood
alg1001 wrote: ↑October 21st, 2020, 7:05 am
Hi Kevin,
I updated the author in the script to Robert O. Fielding. It seems Wood was the editor, actually the publisher.
I'm going to move you to Readers Wanted.
Cheers,
-Amy
