Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site osiris.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!lll-crg!gymble!umcp-cs!aplcen!osiris!jsl From: jsl@osiris.UUCP (Jeffrey S. Levine) Newsgroups: net.cooks Subject: Re: How to measure shortening Message-ID: <585@osiris.UUCP> Date: Thu, 31-Oct-85 15:29:34 EST Article-I.D.: osiris.585 Posted: Thu Oct 31 15:29:34 1985 Date-Received: Sun, 3-Nov-85 12:26:02 EST References: <1017@decwrl.UUCP> <295@ukecc.UUCP> Distribution: net Organization: Johns Hopkins Hospital Lines: 23 > 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." I believe the reason for this is to make it easy for you to get the shortening out of the measuring cup. *** REPLACE THIS LINE WITH YOUR MESSAGE ***