sf > wrote in news:nfdge654l3nlbjpah8htv3c6mcq5pkl1ag@
4ax.com:

> Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share?

My brain? We here in Canada are still hampered by remnants of the Imperial
system. Butter is sold by the 454g. Although Canada is metric (litres,
kg, etc), you cannot buy 500g of butter in a single brick, or 100g for that
matter, a much more efficient purchase and common in Europe.

Most recipes are still written in Imperial avoirdupoids and fluid measures
but more recent ones provide metric equivalences. However US publications
rarely provide metric equivalences which makes them much less useful here.

Many of the recipes I use are in Imperial, so you need to have measuring
tools with both scales or you are reduced to quick mental calculations.

Living with an antiquated and inefficient system based on the length of the
foot of a long-dead monarch, you quickly learn:

1 lb = 454g
1 kg = 2.2 lb
1/2 lb = 227g

1 tbsp = 15ml
1 tsp = 5ml
1 cup = 250ml (roughly)

From that you should be able to perform most routine calculations by
dividing and multiplying the values.

--

When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag
and carrying a cross.

Sinclair Lewis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnrYMafCzeE

Michel wrote on Mon, 22 Nov 2010 11:46:09 -0600:

>> Do you have a favorite conversion calculator site to share?

> My brain? We here in Canada are still hampered by remnants of
> the Imperial system. Butter is sold by the 454g. Although
> Canada is metric (litres, kg, etc), you cannot buy 500g of
> butter in a single brick, or 100g for that matter, a much more
> efficient purchase and common in Europe.

> Most recipes are still written in Imperial avoirdupoids and
> fluid measures but more recent ones provide metric
> equivalences. However US publications rarely provide metric
> equivalences which makes them much less useful here.

> Many of the recipes I use are in Imperial, so you need to have
> measuring tools with both scales or you are reduced to quick
> mental calculations.

> Living with an antiquated and inefficient system based on the
> length of the foot of a long-dead monarch, you quickly learn:

> 1 lb = 454g
> 1 kg = 2.2 lb
> 1/2 lb = 227g

> 1 tbsp = 15ml
> 1 tsp = 5ml
> 1 cup = 250ml (roughly)

> From that you should be able to perform most routine
> calculations by dividing and multiplying the values.

It makes very little difference if you use less exact conversions:
1 lb = 400g will usually do and most US measuring jugs have both metric
and customary volume scales (probably need them to sell in Canada.)
Just to be picky, 1 tablespoon = 2.5 teaspoons.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

"James Silverton" > wrote in news:iced6k$7t3
:

> Just to be picky, 1 tablespoon = 2.5 teaspoons.

It's actually closer to three as 1 tsp is 5 ml and 1 tbsp is 15 ml.

--

When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag
and carrying a cross.

Sinclair Lewis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tnrYMafCzeE

Michel wrote on Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:46:04 -0600:

>> Just to be picky, 1 tablespoon = 2.5 teaspoons.

> It's actually closer to three as 1 tsp is 5 ml and 1 tbsp is
> 15 ml.

Sez you! Try "The Joy of Cooking" or Fannie Farmer's original
prescription.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:50:12 -0500, "James Silverton"
> wrote:

> Michel wrote on Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:46:04 -0600:
>
>>> Just to be picky, 1 tablespoon = 2.5 teaspoons.
>
>> It's actually closer to three as 1 tsp is 5 ml and 1 tbsp is
>> 15 ml.
>
>Sez you! Try "The Joy of Cooking" or Fannie Farmer's original
>prescription.


In my part of the US, since 1960 or so at least, 1tblsp=3tsp.

In 1918 Fanny Farmer was already on board with the 3/1 rule-
http://www.bartleby.com/87/0002.html

Methinks you mis-remember something.

Jim

Jim wrote on Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:11:47 -0500:

>> Michel wrote on Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:46:04 -0600:
>>
>>>> Just to be picky, 1 tablespoon = 2.5 teaspoons.
>>
>>> It's actually closer to three as 1 tsp is 5 ml and 1 tbsp is
>>> 15 ml.
>>
>> Sez you! Try "The Joy of Cooking" or Fannie Farmer's original
>> prescription.

> In my part of the US, since 1960 or so at least, 1tblsp=3tsp.

> In 1918 Fanny Farmer was already on board with the 3/1 rule-
> http://www.bartleby.com/87/0002.html

> Methinks you mis-remember something.

By heaven, you're right; apologies all around! I wonder how I got so
convinced of that?

I guess I've never used anything but my little linked set of tablespoon,
1, 1/2 and 1/4 teaspoon measures and never detached the tsp to fill the
Tbsp.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

"James Silverton" > wrote:

> Jim wrote on Mon, 22 Nov 2010 15:11:47 -0500:
>
>>> Michel wrote on Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:46:04 -0600:
>>>
>>>>> Just to be picky, 1 tablespoon = 2.5 teaspoons.
>>>
>>>> It's actually closer to three as 1 tsp is 5 ml and 1 tbsp is
>>>> 15 ml.
>>>
>>> Sez you! Try "The Joy of Cooking" or Fannie Farmer's original
>>> prescription.
>
>> In my part of the US, since 1960 or so at least, 1tblsp=3tsp.
>
>> In 1918 Fanny Farmer was already on board with the 3/1 rule-
>> http://www.bartleby.com/87/0002.html
>
>> Methinks you mis-remember something.
>
>By heaven, you're right; apologies all around! I wonder how I got so
>convinced of that?

As I get older I don't mind the stuff that I can't remember, I can
look that stuff up. But I hate all the crap that I remember
perfectly-- but incorrectly.

Jim

Jim Elbrecht wrote:
> On Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:50:12 -0500, "James Silverton"
> > wrote:
>
>> Michel wrote on Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:46:04 -0600:
>>
>>>> Just to be picky, 1 tablespoon = 2.5 teaspoons.
>>> It's actually closer to three as 1 tsp is 5 ml and 1 tbsp is
>>> 15 ml.
>> Sez you! Try "The Joy of Cooking" or Fannie Farmer's original
>> prescription.
>
>
> In my part of the US, since 1960 or so at least, 1tblsp=3tsp.
>
> In 1918 Fanny Farmer was already on board with the 3/1 rule-
> http://www.bartleby.com/87/0002.html
>
> Methinks you mis-remember something.
>
> Jim

How 'bout 1896?

--
Jean B.

On Tue, 23 Nov 2010 21:54:05 -0500, "Jean B." > wrote:

>Jim Elbrecht wrote:
>> On Mon, 22 Nov 2010 13:50:12 -0500, "James Silverton"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>> Michel wrote on Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:46:04 -0600:
>>>
>>>>> Just to be picky, 1 tablespoon = 2.5 teaspoons.
>>>> It's actually closer to three as 1 tsp is 5 ml and 1 tbsp is
>>>> 15 ml.
>>> Sez you! Try "The Joy of Cooking" or Fannie Farmer's original
>>> prescription.
>>
>>
>> In my part of the US, since 1960 or so at least, 1tblsp=3tsp.
>>
>> In 1918 Fanny Farmer was already on board with the 3/1 rule-
>> http://www.bartleby.com/87/0002.html
>>
>> Methinks you mis-remember something.
>>
>> Jim
>
>How 'bout 1896?


Same - is Michel *that* old.<g>
http://digital.lib.msu.edu/projects/...hool/bost.html

Note that this is US usage-- Aussie Tablespoons are apparently
bigger. They have a 1:4 ratio. [or are their tsp's smaller?]

Jim

James Silverton wrote:
> Michel wrote on Mon, 22 Nov 2010 12:46:04 -0600:
>
>>> Just to be picky, 1 tablespoon = 2.5 teaspoons.
>
>> It's actually closer to three as 1 tsp is 5 ml and 1 tbsp is
>> 15 ml.
>
> Sez you! Try "The Joy of Cooking" or Fannie Farmer's original prescription.
>

Some of the old books had 4 tsps per tbsp. Is that what you are
alluding to?

--
Jean B.