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Did Julia really "hate" Julie?
In the movie Julie said that Julia hated her, but I find this hard to believe. If the movie is a good characterization of Julia then I would have to think that she would be delighted that someone would take the time to make all of her recipes.
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Without having seen the movie, I'd venture to guess that Julie says this in reference to the some of the more compex recipes. I don't think Julia Child had anything against Julie as a person, it's just that Julie thinks that Julia is making her recipes difficult out of spite for the reader.
Take aspic: making aspic from scratch involves slowly cooking a calf's foot to extract the gelatin, then chilling it, skimming off the fat, reheating it, and then adding other ingredients depending on the type of aspic you're making. (Think beef-flavored Jello). You can get the same effect with Knox gelatin and a bouillon cube. Telling somebody to go through a lengthy process when there's an easier way to do it can be seen as sadistic.
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