SC - OOP Cider cake

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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