[Sca-cooks] Measurement query for European members

[Decker, Terry D.]

A "standard" coffee cup is actually a 5 oz. demitasse, which is the cup
measure used by most U.S. automatic coffeemakers.  My coffee mugs, on the
otherhand, run between 8 and 16 ounces.

Bear

> A cup in Iceland is a coffeecup and can be just about any
> size, so it is not
> a good measuring unit. Since one of the reasons I avoid
> deciliters is that I
> want to get rid of fractions, cups are out, I'm afraid.
>
> Nanna