But if you're using fluid ounces (20/pint) instead of avoirdupois ounces (16/lb) to measure powders like flour and suchlike, your recipes are going to be, er, interesting......
> On 23 June 2018 at 22:08 ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > > > p.s. one does use liquids when baking - but I should have said "cook" > much . > > Interestingly - or not, one uses the same vessels measuring solids and > liquids following recipes. > > ann > > On 6/23/2018 4:48 PM, mike wilson wrote: > > That's fluid ounces. And American ones are smaller than Imperial ones. So > > we still don't know. > > > > > >> On 23 June 2018 at 20:39 ann sanfedele <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > >> > >> properly, 1 cup = 8 oz , 2 cups = one pint, 4 cups = 1 quart... > >> > >> guess you guys don't bake much :-) > >> > >> ann > >> > >> > >> > >> On 6/23/2018 1:30 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > >>> One of the questions that is hard to answer is "How much coffee is a > >>> cup?" I think it's loosely based on the French "Tasse à café". > >>> > >>> Looking it up on-line, I found a claim that the "standard" was 5fl oz > >>> of liquid in a 6fl oz cup leaving 1 fl oz of head-room to allow the > >>> customer to add cream & sugar to taste without spillage. That comports > >>> well with the new, replacement Corelle Ware coffee cups I bought last > >>> week, whose label says they're 11 fl oz (2x5+1). ** > >>> > >>> Just as a side experiment, I filled my "4-Cup" Mr. Coffee carafe > >>> according to instructions for making 4 cups and then poured the water > >>> out into measuring cups. It came to 24fl oz. > >>> > >>> Going by what the Mr. Coffee carafe holds, "2 large mugs" is the > >>> equivalent of "4 cups". If I fill my favorite coffee mug from the Mr. > >>> Coffee carafe, the remainder will almost always be at just about the > >>> "2 cups" mark. > >>> > >>> On 6/22/2018 21:03, Rick Womer wrote: > >>>> 2 large mugs of coffee on the morning. > >>>> > >>>> A large mug of strong tea (PG Tips) in the afternoon. > >>>> > >>>> Wine or beer with dinner. > >>>> > >>>> A cup of decaf after dinner 2-3 times a week. > >>>> > >>>> Keeping all of the bases covered... > >>>> > >>>> Rick > >>>> > >>>> On Fri, Jun 22, 2018 at 13:12 Jostein <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> Darn. > >>>>> Hate to reduce my intake... :-D > >>>>> Jostein > >>>>> > >>>>> Den 22.06.2018 00:02, skrev John: > >>>>>> A study published Thursday in the journal "PLOS Biology" suggests > >>>>>> that 4 > >>>>>> cups of strong coffee daily may be the ideal way to improve how the > >>>>>> cells inside blood vessels work. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> http://www.businessinsider.com/coffee-heart-health-4-cups-might-be-ideal-2018-6 > >>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Four cups of strong coffee a day might be the recipe for a healthy > >>>>>>> heart, especially for older adults. > >>>>>> I have a 4-cup Mr. Coffee that I got as a wedding present back in > >>>>>> 1974. > >>>>>> It lasted even if the marriage didn't. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I've had to replace the carafe twice (glass & clumsy don't mix that > >>>>>> well) and with the last replacement I bought a spare (still in the > >>>>>> bubble wrap) just in case, so I hope it will continue to serve for > >>>>>> another 44 years if I'm lucky enough to live to be 112. > >>>>>> > >>> ** The original cups that came with my Corelle Ware were some 6fl oz > >>> things with a flattened rim that I could never drink out of without > >>> spilling. > >>> > >>> https://images.replacements.com/images/images1/china/C/P0000017061S0061T1.jpg > >>> > >>> > >>> I had to replace a broken plate & there's a Corning Outlet store > >>> nearby, so when I was up that way, I stopped in. In addition to the > >>> plate, I went ahead & bought a set of 4 cups. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
