Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 4/3/85; site ukecc.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!ukma!ukecc!edward From: edward@ukecc.UUCP (Edward C. Bennett) Newsgroups: net.cooks Subject: Re: How to measure shortening Message-ID: <295@ukecc.UUCP> Date: Fri, 25-Oct-85 09:33:23 EDT Article-I.D.: ukecc.295 Posted: Fri Oct 25 09:33:23 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 26-Oct-85 04:37:26 EDT References: <1017@decwrl.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Univ. of Ky. Engineering Computing Center Lines: 19 Summary: But, but, but.... In article <1017@decwrl.UUCP>, kolling@decwrl.UUCP (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. 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. ;-) -- Edward C. Bennett UUCP: ihnp4!cbosgd!ukma!ukecc!edward /* A charter member of the Scooter bunch */ "Goodnight M.A."