SC - Translation of Libro del arte de Cocina por Diego Granado,1599
Robin Carroll-Mann
harper at idt.net
Sun May 7 17:39:39 PDT 2000
And it came to pass on 3 May 00,, that Decker, Terry D. wrote:
> You are making an error converting dry measure to a liquid measure. A
> pound and a half of flour is 4 to 5 cups rather than 6. Weight is a more
> precise measure than cups when baking and the cider and the butter should
> be enough to moisten 1 1/2 pounds of flour.
>
> Bear
Thank you. I know that weighing is the more accurate way to measure,
but I had often seen 4 cups = 1 pound as the rule-of-thumb conversion
for flour. I will have to try the recipe again, using my scale.
Lady Brighid ni Chiarain
Settmour Swamp, East (NJ)
mka Robin Carroll-Mann
harper at idt.net
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