SC - Spice grinders

[Philip & Susan Troy]

Mordonna22 at aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 9/1/1999 4:57:13 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
> troy at asan.com writes:
> 
> <<
>  For future reference: flour (and many other powdered ingredients except
>  for sugar and salt, which are crystallized anyway) mass around half what
>  water does. Ergo, four ounces of flour is a cup. Approximately. >>
> 
> Thank you, dear Friend, THAT I can use.

As has been pointed out by Bear, there's a difference in relative
densities between sifted versus compacted flour (which generally means
non-sifted flour under normal earth gravity). You can get around five
ounces of flour, when pressed down, in a one-cup measure. Think in terms
of 3 1/2 cups semi-compressed, 4 cups sifted, per pound. Again, these
are approximate, and for home use. Bakers still generally use scales.

Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy

troy at asan.com
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