If you get a question based on recipes, look out for the following conventions. If they are there, then you can comment on them. If you find the EXACT OPPOSITE, then you can comment on how unusual that is. Either way, you win!
Recipes
The older they are, they are more likely to be/show/have/display...
Written by cooks, for cooks; authoritative in tone; aimed at higher classes or people who are servants to higher class people; cooking is a practical and necessary thing; cooking may often be done on a grander scale; lots of presupposition because of the fact that the people reading it already do the job (knowledge of methods, equipment, amounts, measurements will be assumed); less sterile environment; archaic ingredients and attitudes will be shown; often recipes seem to be unappealing by today's standards showing a change in tastes.
The newer they are, they are more likely to be/show/have/display...
Written by celebrity chefs (maybe - but be careful); aimed at a much wider audience; cooking is now a hobby/done for enjoyment; creativity is key; multi-sensory approach due to new technologies; much less presupposition; much squeamish attitudes towards ingredients/ more sterile environment; much more choice and freedom (cloaked imperatives/face); different equipment available.
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