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Default Just ordered a new cookbook

On Thursday, February 6, 2014 12:06:14 PM UTC-6, Janet wrote:
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> > On Thu, 6 Feb 2014 11:39:33 -0000, Janet > wrote:

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> > > > My wife has checked this out from the library so many

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> > > > times that we went ahead and bought it.

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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1451685874/
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> > > > It's for kids, but she says it's the best beginner

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> > > > cookbook for anyone of any age. By clicking on the

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> > > > other sellers link, I ended up getting it for $7.99

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> > > > with Prime shipping.

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> > > That looks like a great book for kids. However, can you tell me are the

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> > > recipe measurements all in US cups? Or weights?

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> > If you'd taken a moment to "look inside", you'd see the recipes are in

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> > measures... obviously written for an American audience.

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> Which is exactly why I asked.
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> I did look inside, and all the recipes I saw were in cups. However,
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> "Sadly, though, the measures are listed solely in U.S. imperial units".
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> That's why I asked Bryan, who has the book, if ALL the recipes are in
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Isn't it the case that even you Brits don't use imperial anymore for
anything other than pints of beer?
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> Janet UK


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