SC - Deep fried fat, covered in fat (was: Humoral theory)

[CBlackwill at aol.com]

In a message dated 4/30/00 12:49:06 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
mooncat at in-tch.com writes:

> Hey, Balthazar, what's a "knob" of butter? I've always wondered, since I
>  have a few British Isles cookbooks, and the term is frequently used.
>  I've never seen it mentioned in any equivalency charts or anything....
>  --Maire
>  

There isn't really an equivelant, as far as I know.   It is roughly a 
chestnut sized piece of butter, or about two teaspoons.

Balthazar of Blackmoor

Words are Trains for moving past what really has no Name.