On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:41:26 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

>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. :-)

The other one that really bugs me is a box or bag of something. I
wish I knew for sure how big the boxes of golden raisins and Zante
currants were in 1970. I am sure that bags of cranberries use to
weigh 16 ounces. Now they are 12 oz. Chocolate chips are another. It
can really mess up a recipe if you do not have any idea about the
previous weights.
--
Susan N.

"Moral indignation is in most cases two percent moral,
48 percent indignation, and 50 percent envy."
Vittorio De Sica, Italian movie director (1901-1974)