"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. :-)
>

Wayne Boatwright
I agree. Don't forget recipes that call for a small or medium onion or
potato. In some recipes you can tell that the amount of vegetable really
does make a difference, particularly if there is a sauce involved. Just
tell me how many cups, o.k.? I can wing it later after I find out what the
recipe writer has in mind.
Janet