-=> Quoting Denis Mosko to Ruth Haffly <=-

 RH> an 8 oz can of tomato sauce

 DM> 8 oz = how many grams?

Others have already talked about ounces (and pounds).
                                
But here comes the tricky part. We also use the term "fluid ounce" to
describe the volume of liquid equal to that of an ounce (mass) of
water.  Rather like how 1 gram of water occupies 1 cc or 1 ml.

The British routinely use the term fluid ounce but Americans use the
word ounce to describe both mass or weight and the fluid ounce volume
which can be confusing.

8 ounces of meat weighs half a pound but 8 ounces of water is half a
pint and fills a cup.

In Canada tomato sauce is sold in 398 ml cans which is 13.458 fl
(fluid ounces) which weighs 14.53 ounces as tomato sauce is 8%
denser than water. That may sound like an odd amount but a standard
"one pound" can will contain 14-16 oz of product depending on its
density. So that "8 ounce can" described above actually delivers
7.265 ounces of tomato sauce in reality.

This recipe describes a 14 oz not 16 oz can which is a more honest
description of it.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Basic Spaghetti Sauce
 Categories: Pasta, Sauces, Wine
      Yield: 4 servings
 
      1 tb Olive Oil
      2    Onions, chopped
      1    Sweet green pepper, chopped
      4    Crushed garlic cloves
     14 oz Can Tomato sauce
    1/2 c  Red wine
      1 ts Dried leaf basil
    1/2 ts Leaf oregano
 
  Heat oil in a large saucepan set over medium heat. Add onions and
  garlic. Saute for 2 min. Add remaining ingredients. Cover and bring
  to a boil, stirring often. Then, reduce heat and simmer, stirring
  often for at least 5 min.
 
MMMMM

Cheers

Jim


... Tomatoes are one of the most seasonal of seasonal delights

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