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"pavane" > wrote:

> "l, not -l" > wrote in message
> ...
> |
> | On 1-Jun-2010, Melba's Jammin' > wrote:
> |
> | > I've got a recipe with this ingredient:
> | > 2 cans water-packed chunk white chicken (10 oz.), drained.
> | >
> | > I'm planning to make half the recipe and I can't decide if that measure
> | > as stated is to be 10 ounces total or 20 ounces (2 cans, 10 ounces each).
> | > My chicken breast half weighs about 6.5 ounces and I'm trying to decide
> | > what to do.
> | >
> | > I await your counsel. You've got until about 5:30 p.m., CDT.
> |
> | It would be useful to know the other ingredients and amounts to better
> | interpret the chicken requirements. Regardless, I checked my pantry and
> | found both large and small cans of Swanson's Chunk Chicken. The small can
> | is 4.5 ounces, the large is 12.5 ounces. The large can states "28% more
> | than 9.75 ounce can", implying (??) competor's can holds 9.75 ounces.
>
> Swanson's Chicken is in 3, 4.5, 9.75 and 12.5 ounce cans:
> http://www.campbellsoup.com/swansonchicken.aspx
> Not that it matters...
>
> pavane


:-) I'm going to guess that it's looking for two 10-ounce cans, now
downsized, I'd bet, to 9.75 ounces. Thanks.


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