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Default "Pinch of" vs. "Dash of" vs. "Muddy"

On Jan 22, 10:48*am, sf > wrote:
> On Tue, 22 Jan 2013 13:28:09 -0500, "Christopher M."
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> > wrote:
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> > Some other common terms for ingredient sizes are "pinch", and "dash", and
> > "hunk of".

>
> What always confounds me is when a recipe calls for a "knob" of
> butter. *What size knob are we talking about... a doorknob?
>
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> Food is an important part of a balanced diet.


you know what knob...