From: "Robert G Lewis" 


"Antti Kurenniemi"  wrote in
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> "Geo"  wrote in message
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>>> 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
>
>

Are they sober ? 

Bob Lewis

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