> >My own, personal, point of view is that metrication isn't > happening, or is about to happen. It's already happened. > > This is an interesting point. I have a friend who emigrated from > Russia about 1992, and when I asked her for a borscht recipe, she > gave it to me with cups and tablespoons. I said "Hey, I know > metric!" and she said "We still use cups and tablespoons for cooking."
The use of cups and spoons in cooking does not make it non-metric. In fact some cookery writers who publish metric recipes still use them, its just that they are defined now in metric, for example a tablespoon is 15 mL. There's a good reason for this. The utensils are a convenient way of measuring out the quantities. After all you don't wan't to mess around with a measuring jug for a tablespoon of oil do you? Phil Hall
