SC - Measurements - apologies

[UlfR]

On Fri, 5 Jan 2001, HICKS, MELISSA wrote:

Hi,

> The stupid Aussie here again.  I was wrong. 

I think you were only wrong on one point, and that was the fairly
reasonable assumption that you used the same system as the UK.

> The British Tablespoon is 15 ml
> while the Aussie Tablespoon (only) is 20ml.  As the standard metric teaspoon
> is 5ml, then British indeed have only three teas to the Tablespoon while
> Australia has four.

Just wait until you have dealt with various measurments enought that you
will give a recipie as:

2 dl of brown rice
2 cups of water
1 aussie tablespoon of soy

And see nothing strange in it.

/UlfR
 must obtain a Aussie measuring tablespoon just for the confusion
potential

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