none of your business wrote:
>
> On May 1, 11:00 am, blake murphy > wrote:
> > On Sat, 1 May 2010 06:12:08 -0700 (PDT), piedmont wrote:
> > > I have a pet peeve about recipes,
> >
> > > 01. Ingredients that aren't commonly known and
> >
> > > 02. ingredients that are local commercial brands that are more than a
> > > single spice or herb and an
> >
> > > 03. ingredient without quantity or to taste .
> >
> > > If one posts a recipe they should
> > > help by clarifying these short comings in notes at the start.
> >
> > > mike (piedmont)
> > > the practical bbq'r
> >
> > the one that gets my goat is 'one can of [whatnot].' um, what size can?
> > even the somewhat archaic '#2 can' would be helpful.
> >
> > your pal,
> > blake
>
> If someone states a can of (whatever), then it's most likely the most
> commonly available size.

Don't count on that either LOL. Ruined a fudge recipe out of an older
cookbook that way. Needed a can of evaporated milk. The size can that
was in the supermarket was too much and the fudge was sauce, rather than
solid. Nice sauce but not fudge.