On Tue, 07 Apr 2020 22:51:19 +1000, F Murtz >
wrote:

>You yanks use mad measurements,I just found a crumble recipe, 12
>tablespoons of butter [impossible] they wanted it grated,it would need
>to be hard.
>butter should be by weight unless melted is specified and even if so it
>would be better by weight then melted.
>I realize that you also have a size which we do not have but once you
>know it is easy, but this spoon rubbish took me ages to figure out with
>google
>Can any one explain how this spoonful of butter started?

Americans add a hardening inhibitor (E3245) to butter, so it stays
liquid. It's been tested extensively so it doesn't react with the
colourant (C213), the preservative (H3CO2), the foam suppressant
(liquid TNT) and the mold inhibitor (hydrolactase 2).