Dear Jim, I like your term "metric-disabled" and I intend to use it shamelessly!
Cheers, Pat Naughtin Geelong, Australia On 2011/01/11, at 04:30 , James R. Frysinger wrote: > I have submitted a book review, now published on Amazon.com at > http://www.amazon.com/Geometry-Pasta-Caz-Hildebrand/product-reviews/1594744955/ref=cm_cr_pr_link_1?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=0&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending > > In case that link does not work for you, the text of my review is: > How very sad that this book, despite being published in Italy, is > almost entirely devoid of metric units of measurement. Even the basic recipe > for pasta screams from this brutal excision. The author touts "3 1/2 ounces" > of pasta per person as a main course. That of course is 100 g and relates > directly to the old Italian rule of thumb "un etto [ettogrammo] per uomo". > Then the recipe for that calls for "3 1/2 ounces, or 1/2 cup plus 1 1/2 > tablespoons semola, with 3 tablespoons water". An Italian would just weigh > out the semola in grams and then add 45 mL of water, if forced not to > "eyeball" it. > Where I did see metric measurement units in use was in the description > of the pasta sizes -- but only in part. For example, the specifications for > ditali are given as "Diameter: 0.24 in / Length: 0.28 in / Wall thickness: 1 > mm". Spaghettini is specified as "Length: 10.4 in / Diameter: 1.5 mm". Why > the mixed units? > One can tolerate the use of non-metric units for the sake of those few > who are metric-disabled, but the recipes ought to include proper metric > measures! > What a shame for this book to have come so far and yet to have just > missed the mark. > > Jim > > -- > James R. Frysinger > 632 Stony Point Mountain Road > Doyle, TN 38559-3030 > > (C) 931.212.0267 > (H) 931.657.3107 > (F) 931.657.3108 > Pat Naughtin LCAMS Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, see http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html Hear Pat speak at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lshRAPvPZY PO Box 305 Belmont 3216, Geelong, Australia Phone: 61 3 5241 2008 Metric system consultant, writer, and speaker, Pat Naughtin, has helped thousands of people and hundreds of companies upgrade to the modern metric system smoothly, quickly, and so economically that they now save thousands each year when buying, processing, or selling for their businesses. Pat provides services and resources for many different trades, crafts, and professions for commercial, industrial and government metrication leaders in Asia, Europe, and in the USA. Pat's clients include the Australian Government, Google, NASA, NIST, and the metric associations of Canada, the UK, and the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com for more metrication information, contact Pat at [email protected] or to get the free 'Metrication matters' newsletter go to: http://www.metricationmatters.com/newsletter to subscribe.
