Bonjour. I'm seeking insights re a recipe in a booklet I purchased in France a few years back. For a recipe Ricotta aux Herbes, it advises : Mélangez intimement dans une jatte la ricotta avec le basilic etc. A French friend commented that he would not use intimement in this situation. I believe it was printed in France though I currently only have the photocopy on hand, not the original booklet. Could others please comment on this wording?
It just means mix thoroughly.
That's what I understood it to mean. I believe his point was that it didn't feel a natural word choice for a recipe. That's the question about which I'd be keen to hear others' opinions. He left France around 1947/8 if that has any relevance.
The instruction "mélanger intimement" does crop up in some recipes. It's also mentioned in this old WR thread: ajouter de la farine jusqu'à ce que la pâte soit bonne