she meant there are 8 tablespoons in one stick of butter. and four tablespoons is half of a stick; easy enough to figure out using process of elimination.
-----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Charles Rivard Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 1:17 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CnD] measuring stick butter question What did you mean by "Tere e 8 TBSP"? Was it a typo, or an abbreviated way of writing I don't understand? Thanks. --- Be positive! When it comes to being defeated, if you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Penny Reeder" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 31, 2014 9:17 AM Subject: Re: [CnD] measuring stick butter question > Tere e 8 TBSP of butter in a stick. Half of that is 4 TBSP. (1/4 cup), > half of that is 2 TBSP, and half of that is 1. You can usually > guestimate, using this information, and come up with an amount that's > close to what's called for in the recipe. One third of a cup is 5-1/2 > TBSP., which is about 2./3 of a stick. > Penny > > On 3/30/14, Jennifer Chambers <[email protected]> wrote: >> They also sell individually-wrapped tablespoons of butter, but you >> must mortgage your house to buy it that way. I bought it this way >> only once, and I cannot recall if there sixteen pats of butter or >> only eight in the box. >> >> Jennifer >> >> On 3/29/14, debbie deatherage <[email protected]> wrote: >>> You can also buy half sticks of butter. They come in boxes like >>> whole sticks. >>> >>> Debbie Deatherage >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Cookinginthedark mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Cookinginthedark mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark >> > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
