SC - Spinach Tarte

[Phil & Susan Troy]

Marilyn Traber wrote:

> all i know is that 1 pint of water = 1 lb in non imperial or american non metric
> measurements. 

<snip>

> and water is 8.33. [ounces per cup]
> 
> if you don't like the weights per dry oz, argue with Shawn Seide at the US Dept
> of Commerce, Technology administration. National Institute of Standards and
> Technology.

Unless the idea of two cups per pint American is in fact some kind of Urban
Legend, I may have to do just that, although this is liquid measurement, not
dry. Or are we not doing level measurement here? Does surface tension allow
for a standard 8-ounce measuring cup to be overfilled with water by exactly
.33 ounce? And even if it does, one could argue that what doesn't fit into a
cup is not in the cup of liquid, and therefore not part of it. Maybe the
pouring lip of a measuring cup holds a third of an ounce? What???

Honestly not intending to pick nits here, but this one is entirely new to me!  

Adamantius, preparing for a sleepless night unless there is a sensible answer
to this
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Phil & Susan Troy

troy at asan.com
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