SC - interesting URL - food shopping!
Susan Fox-Davis
selene at earthlink.net
Tue Aug 29 21:30:45 PDT 2000
Huette von Ahrens wrote:>
> It just occured to me just as I was reading this
> message, what do the Arabic countries currently use as
> their standard measurements? Are they using the same
> ratls, etc. as their ancestors did? If yes, then why
> not purchase some measuring cups from your local
> Arabic market? If not, then just forget what I have
> just said.
You bring up an important point. The amounts changed markedly depending on
time and place. The learned Cariadoc and Elizabeth say in their Miscellany, "1
ratl = 12 uqiya = 1 pint; 1 Makkuk = 7.5-18.8 liters dry measure" so that's
what I've used so far.
I've only seen standard U.S. measuring cups in Middle Eastern markets here, by
the way, I've looked for ratl-cups.
Selene
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