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From: beth@gymble.UUCP (Beth Katz)
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Subject: Re: How to measure shortening
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Date: Sun, 27-Oct-85 18:42:19 EST
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Karen Kolling writes:
>> Basic Physics I learned at my Aunt Ethel's knee:  you want a half cup
>> of shortening?  You fill a one-cup measuring cup half full of water and then 
>> keep plopping in shortening and holding it under with just the tip of a spoon
>> until the water level reaches one cup.  Drain.  Presto, one half cup of
>> shortening.
Edward C. Bennett responds:
>	But if know how to fill the 1-cup measure half full of water,
>why not just fill it half full of shortening in the first place. ;-)

I realize that Edward was half-joking, but the reason for using a half
cup of water is to compensate for the air pockets that tend to be a
problem if you don't use the water.  With the water, you just plop in
the shortening and don't have to squash it into the edges of the cup.
				Beth Katz
				Univ. of Maryland - CS Dept.