On 2/26/2021 3:42 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, February 25, 2021 at 12:00:34 PM UTC-5, Lenona wrote:
>> I made about a gallon of spaghetti sauce last night and I'd say it tasted very good. Just the right amount of pepper, for one thing.
>>
>> The recipe called for 18 tomatoes. I only had cans of diced and crushed tomatoes.
>>
>> Here's the weird part. When I googled, it said that there are two large or three medium tomatoes per pound, which certainly sounds right. But...when I asked how many tomatoes are in a 28-oz. CAN, it said...TEN tomatoes!
>
> Let's approach this another way. It doesn't matter how many tomatoes
> are in a can.
>
> Suppose the recipe calls for medium tomatoes (it didn't specify).
> 18 tomatoes would be 6 pounds. 6 pounds is 108 ounces.
> 108/28 is around 4.
>
> Canned tomatoes typically contain added juice or puree, so 4 cans might
> be too many (as you discovered).
>
> Life is a story problem.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
I have a question for you, Cindy. If a man from Michigan is a
Michigander, does that mean that the proper term for a woman from
Michigan is Michagoose? If so, would more than one woman from
Michigan be called collectively Michageese, or Michagooses?

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