From: "Antti Kurenniemi" 

"Geo"  wrote in message news:4250af90{at}w3.nls.net...
>> European recipes typically use weight.  My ex used to make a cake that
>> called for 500 g flour, 500 g butter and 500 g sugar.   I think actually
>> this is how "pound cake" got its name, a pound of each of those.
>
> so euro kitchens have a scale in them instead of a measuring cup?

Not me, I only know two measurements: a lot and a little. A lot is a
handful (I've got big hands), and a little is, well, also a handful
(because it's only one hand). Most of the time I just wing it.

...surprisingly, many people like my cookings!


Antti Kurenniemi

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