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sf wrote:
> > On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 11:57:04 -0500, Nancy Young > > wrote: > > > "Andrew H. Carter" wrote: > > > > > >If "ea" means "each," then this is a new meaning for a very common > > > >word. "6 each potatoes?" "2 each eggs?" What could that possibly mean? > > > >What's wrong with "6 potatoes" or "2 eggs?" > > > > > > > >--John Baglow > > > > > > Twould have the same meaning as "2 whole eggs". I guess the > > > "ea" is to differentiate between: whole, halved, yolk-only, > > > whites-only. > > > > I'm thinking it's the software insisting on filling in some field. > > Like normally they'd have 2 oz milk. Well 2 (blank) eggs is leaving > > a void. Got me? > > > Do we know he's talking about a software program vs. a real > recipe? Just all my programming experience. You get a feel for it. nancy |
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