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Default Further strange quantities

On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:25:59 GMT, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

>but it does
>contain corn syrup and pectin) contains 17.5 oz or 496g. Why they can't
>supply 500g escapes me!


It's all marketing. They KNEW you would miss the 4 grams and that
would force you to buy another container so your recipe wouldn't
become altered.