"blake murphy" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:03:43 -0500, The Cook wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:41:26 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>I really hate it when recipes for banana cake or banana bread specify the
>>>number of bananas rather than giving a cup or weight measurement. Even
>>>specifying "large" or "medium" bananas is not too meaningful since size
>>>varies considerably. Baking recipes are highly dependent on exact
>>>quantities
>>>of major ingredients for success. Two little banana results in a dry
>>>cake or
>>>bread, just as too much banana results in a cake or bread that falls.
>>>Recipe
>>>authors ought to get their bananas together. :-)
>>
>> The other one that really bugs me is a box or bag of something. I
>> wish I knew for sure how big the boxes of golden raisins and Zante
>> currants were in 1970. I am sure that bags of cranberries use to
>> weigh 16 ounces. Now they are 12 oz. Chocolate chips are another. It
>> can really mess up a recipe if you do not have any idea about the
>> previous weights.
>
> sing it, sister. (brother?) or '1 can' of something. (before you jump
> on me, not everything in a can is cream of mushroom soup.)
>
> your pal,
> blake

At least refer to the size can....a #10 can for instance is a certain
amount/weight. You can take it from there as can sizes can be found
readily.
-ginny