"LeAnn" > wrote in
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> When recipes call for a measuring cup (or portions there of) of
> shredded coconut or herbs, should you pack or compress the cocunut or
> herbs in the cup, sort of like you would brown sugar, or should it be
> measured "loosely"?
>
> Thanks,
> LeAnn
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Somewhere in between. You don't want air spaces, but you also don't want
it packed firmly.