"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>I really hate it when recipes for banana cake or banana bread specify the
> number of bananas rather than giving a cup or weight measurement. Even
> specifying "large" or "medium" bananas is not too meaningful since size
> varies considerably. Baking recipes are highly dependent on exact
> quantities
> of major ingredients for success. Two little banana results in a dry cake
> or
> bread, just as too much banana results in a cake or bread that falls.
> Recipe
> authors ought to get their bananas together. :-)
>
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>

As you well know, Wayne, older recipes didn't call for exact measurements so
they may not make much sense these days. (I still don't know exactly what
"butter the size of a walnut" means.) All we can do is guestimate and try,
try again. Make note of the measurements you used so you can change it
later until you achieve the results you want. Then be precise as to the
measurements.

Jill