Dan Abel wrote:

> In article >,
> Billy <Hereiam@hotmaildotcom> wrote:
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>>On Thu, 22 May 2008 10:12:05 -0700 (PDT), weaver615
> wrote:
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>>>Most Pie Crust recipes call for 1/2 cup of shortening.
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>>Most accurate is by weight. 4 oz....there it is.
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> Where is it?
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>>I have started weighing everything. Much easier.
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> A cup of shortening is 6.7 ounces:
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> http://www.sweetnapa.com/volume-to-w...ent-conversion
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> You may have noticed that shortening floats in water. That should be a
> clue.
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> Weight is more accurate for recipes,

Few recipes need such accurate measuring. Doing it
by volume is close enough. Even then I don't bother
doing all that ocd type stuff like scraping the top
of the cup or teaspoon with a knife to make it
perfectly level. I quit doing that years ago.

but only if the recipe specifies
> weight as the measure.

Even if I did measure I wouldn't bother to make sure
the needle was exactly on the mark. And who knows
how accurate their scale is anyway. Unless you've
bought a really high quality one and frequently
check it for accuracy.

Kate

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