SC - Recipe databases

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 8/31/99 8:40:58 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
phlip at morganco.net writes:

<< That way, all we'd have to do is convert from ml to fluid oz and g to Wt 
oz.
 
 Any one else care to speak? >>

Since most Americans use American measures then American it should be with an 
option to use British. Also the standard format for recipes should be used. 
This weight thing has gotten all blown out of proportion, IMO, and is really 
only necessary for baking. Changing the entire recipe format to weights would 
make the database completely useless to me and probably most others on the 
List. Scaling up recipes has been discussed before and the reasons why so 
many have problems with it. If an eight of a tsp. is multiplied by 24, you 
get 1 tblsp, NOT a half an ounce. Dry is dry and liquid is liquid. Mixing the 
2 causes the failures. If the program does a straight conversion then there 
will be no problems. If a person insists on converting 1 tbspn dry to a half 
ounce liquid then there will be problems.


My 2 dinars.

Ras
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