why is short bread "short"? / Re: OT -- Friday Recipe was: Oracle Books on Audio Tapes

I still like the elegant and decorous christmas holiday chocolate pastries they have in spain (catalunya) that are designed to look exactly like t*rds (feces), sometimes including exquisitely crafted little flies made from sugar crystals.

Anyway, instead of sending any more "cultural enricment friday" stuff, I would instead like to ask why is short bread "short"?

I can't RTFM since my old, worn out "Joy of Cooking" is at home, somewhere in a box in the garage... we just moved.

thanks,
ep

On 29 Mar 2001, at 11:00, Ruth Gramolini wrote:

...

> I love shortbread. Bring it on!
> Ruth

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