On 2007 Apr 21 , at 5:25 PM, Stephen Gallagher wrote:
In the US, butter is often sold in 1 pound .... Most often these packages are divided into four ... individually wrapped blocks known as sticks (each stick being 0.25 lbs).
How much easier if it were sold in 400 gram packages consisting of four 100 gram "sticks".
Of course, the pound is closer to 500 grams so, when america goes metric, there will probably be the tendency to sell butter in 500 grams packages. Then, the quarters, or "sticks". would be 125 grams. Perhaps not as neat numerically, but still simple and acceptable, I think.
Thinking on this further, why not have a 500 gram package divided into five 100 gram parts. They would not be long skinny things (which is what sticks are, explaining why the word 'stick" is used). I'm going to go measure a stick of butter and see how this might work. ... be back in a flash with the results ....
Bill Hooper
