On 2009/04/04, at 10:48 PM, John M. Steele wrote:
No, she doesn't want a third measurement system. She wants the
"cup" measurements on the other side (relative to handle).
I would just measure 120 mL, moreorless, but it is a cautionary tale
that many dual markings are tolerated, not used.
http://www.t-g.com/blogs/bettybrown/entry/26458/
"Am I backwards?
Posted Friday, April 3, 2009, at 8:02 PM
I have been cooking for many, many years. I just don't cook often.
Perhaps that's why I didn't recognize this latest peeve of mine
until today.
I own 3 glass measuring cups - a 1-cup, a 2-cup, and a 4-cup size.
It isn't a big deal to pour into one of the cups, and then stoop
down to see when you get the liquid to the correct line on the cup.
Today I was going to pour ½ cup of milk into the smaller of the
measuring cups while holding it at eye level. My intention was to
hold the cup in my left hand while pouring the milk with my right
hand. Whoa! I couldn't see the ½-cup line. I had to set the cup down
on the counter, turn it around and pour into it. The metric system
measurements were on the side I wanted toward me, and my good ol'
cup measurements were on the other side.
I think I've always poured while holding the milk jug or whatever in
my right hand. Why have I never noticed this before? When I hold
them the way I want, I can't see the cup lines. Evidently I've been
turning that cup around when placing it on the counter and not
realizing it.
I checked all three of my measuring cups, and they are all the same.
My first thought was that they were all made in Europe. Wrong! Two
are Anchor Hocking and the third is Corning, and all three were made
in the USA."
Dear John,
I have posted a response to this that you can find at the same address
at http://www.t-g.com/blogs/bettybrown/entry/26458
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
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Geelong, Australia
Phone: 61 3 5241 2008
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