[Sca-cooks] Re: Trifle (?OOP) was victoria

Philip & Susan Troy troy at asan.com
Fri Jul 20 13:55:05 PDT 2001


"Mark.S Harris" wrote:
>
> Adamantius said:
> > Of course. I'm not really saying you're wrong, either. Hey, if I took no
> > issue with the instant version, how can I quibble over a little
> > cornstarch? Four ounces, though? That would be somewhat over a cup, I
> > think.
>
> Huh? I thought a cup was eight ounces? Or is this the liquid/dry
> measures mixup again?

Yup. Cornstarch is about half as heavy as water, so an equal volume
weighs approximately half as much. Which is why a pound of flour is
usually between three and four cups...

Adamantius
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Phil & Susan Troy

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