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George Shirley > wrote:

> On 6/1/2010 3:37 PM, 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.
> > T'anks.
> >

> Most of the short cans of chicken around here weigh 5 ounces, sort of
> like tuna does now. I would go with the 6.5 ounces and not worry about it.



Some help you are, Jorge.

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