Transcript: Commentary: Fond memories of popovers

LIANE HANSEN
Weekend Edition - Sunday (NPR)
10-12-2003
Commentary: Fond memories of popovers

Host: LIANE HANSEN
Time: 1:00-2:00 PM

LIANE HANSEN, host:

From NPR News, this is WEEKEND EDITION. I'm Liane Hansen.

There's a moment of epiphany for all cooks when they finally understand that food is both an art and a science. Essayist Bonny Wolf's moment came in a junior high classroom.

BONNY WOLF:

I don't remember much about my eighth-grade home ec course except that I got an F on my sundress and an A on my popovers. I do remember what I learned. Cooking is magic. You can pour a soupy mixture of eggs, milk, flour and salt into muffin tins and 40 minutes later take out a tray of puffy golden ...

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