arcticsid
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I thought this was in here but could't find it. So I will ask for me and those who want to know but didn't ask.
Not all of us has a scale(weight). So is there a rough guess on this conversion?
For example, what is 2 pounds of sugar?(I heard 2 cups/roughly 1 pound)
What is 2# of raspberries, etc. etc.
I realize these weights are subject to change based on various factors, but some of us newbies don't have access to a scale (weight). Some of us don't do metrics.
I recently seen a recipe that called for 5# of (fruit), in my case, raspberries. How many cups roughly? I realize, our hobby and addiction is not an exact science. It seems however, easier, if we could talk about recipes, and other ingredients in terms of cups, liquid ounces, etc. At least we could come up with something close.
Not just in here, but many recipes speak in terms of imperial gallons and other metric equivelants. Some members may not be able to do the conversions easily. But even outside of metric measurements, what does a pound of raspberries weigh, roughly?
One more example, if I may, came from the internet. It called for 16 oz. of Rasberries, was that 4 cups, or 1 pound? I realize the weight of the fruit may not be as critical as that of "chemicals", but it would be nice to know there would be a way that we could all just get along. A misjudgement or misreading on some of the additives(chemicals) could mean the difference between making a fine finished product and having to come in here and ask what happened. I was hoping we could come up with a "poor hillbillies" measuring thang. LOL. Any thoughts?
Sure not trying to say anything bad about the metric system, makes alot of sense to me, just wishin there was an easier way to convert it.
Cheers,
Troy
Not all of us has a scale(weight). So is there a rough guess on this conversion?
For example, what is 2 pounds of sugar?(I heard 2 cups/roughly 1 pound)
What is 2# of raspberries, etc. etc.
I realize these weights are subject to change based on various factors, but some of us newbies don't have access to a scale (weight). Some of us don't do metrics.
I recently seen a recipe that called for 5# of (fruit), in my case, raspberries. How many cups roughly? I realize, our hobby and addiction is not an exact science. It seems however, easier, if we could talk about recipes, and other ingredients in terms of cups, liquid ounces, etc. At least we could come up with something close.
Not just in here, but many recipes speak in terms of imperial gallons and other metric equivelants. Some members may not be able to do the conversions easily. But even outside of metric measurements, what does a pound of raspberries weigh, roughly?
One more example, if I may, came from the internet. It called for 16 oz. of Rasberries, was that 4 cups, or 1 pound? I realize the weight of the fruit may not be as critical as that of "chemicals", but it would be nice to know there would be a way that we could all just get along. A misjudgement or misreading on some of the additives(chemicals) could mean the difference between making a fine finished product and having to come in here and ask what happened. I was hoping we could come up with a "poor hillbillies" measuring thang. LOL. Any thoughts?
Sure not trying to say anything bad about the metric system, makes alot of sense to me, just wishin there was an easier way to convert it.
Cheers,
Troy
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