And, If you cut the stick into eight equal pieces, each one would be one tablespoon. cut it in half cut each half in half to get quarters and each quarter in half to get eighths.
Robin On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 6:30 PM, Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark < [email protected]> wrote: > That's a good idea, thanks! If it works, I could also just keep a piece of > cardboard or something of the same length, and use it as a cutting guide; > free slicer, kind of. :) > On Jul 28, 2014, at 6:17 PM, Nicole Massey <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Simple. > > Take the wrapper off the stick. Fold it so you have one butter width of > the > > wrapper and fold the ends in. Now fold the wrapper twice, so that you > have > > one quarter of the full length of the stick as your width. This will give > > you an exact measurement of two tablespoons. > > To recap: > > 1. remove the wrapper. > > 2. fold the ends in so the wrapper is now exactly as long s the stick > > of butter. > > 3. fold the wrapper so the width is the same width as the stick of > > butter. > > 4. fold the length twice so it's now the length of one quarter a > stick, > > or 2 tablespoons. > > > > Questions? > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:[email protected]] > >> On Behalf Of Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark > >> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 4:53 PM > >> To: <[email protected]> > >> Subject: [CnD] Any hints for cutting tablespoons of butter off a stick? > >> > >> Hi all, > >> I usually have a sighted person cut the proper amount of butter off the > >> sticks we keep, because I always forget to pickup one of those slicers. > >> Today, though, it's just me, but I want to make a cake for when > >> everyone else gets home. It calls for two tablespoons of butter, and > >> all I have are the usual 8-tablespoon sticks. Does anyone have any > >> hints on how I might cut the proper amount, given that I can't, of > >> course, see the markings on the butter's wrapper? This cake is somewhat > >> forgiving, but I'm notoriously bad at estimating butter and I'd rather > >> not take a chance on messing up the rest of the cake if I don't have > >> to. Thanks. > >> -- > >> Have a great day, > >> Alex Hall > >> [email protected] > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Cookinginthedark mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > [email protected] > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list [email protected] http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
