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Boron Elgar
 
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On Thu, 6 Oct 2005 20:04:49 +0100, "Guy Smith" >
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>Thank you for the answers I will source the ingredients and give it a go.
>
>I assume you are from North America, as is the bread maker and its measuring
>equipment. Can you tell me why the butter is measured in 'tablespoons'? Is a
>very awkward way of measuring butter? In the UK we always do it in grams or
>ounces. What is a tablespoon of butter in weight do you think?
>


8 tablespoons is 4 ounces.

Our butter is packed in "sticks," each of which is 4 ounces. The
sticks have the tablespoons marked in lines on the individual
wrappers.

http://www.ochef.com/837.htm

Boron