From: Ellen K. 

Actually in my family (the side that knows how to cook) we don't use actual
"recipes" either.   One of my aunts asked my (late) great aunt
for her challah recipe and it's hysterical "a handful of salt",
"half a glass of water", etc.  Whose hand?  Which glass?   Who
knows?!   :)

On Mon, 4 Apr 2005 20:38:23 +0300, "Antti Kurenniemi"
 wrote in message :

>"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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