At any rate, let us know how the cake turns out! -----Original Message----- From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] On Behalf Of Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 8:24 PM To: Robin Plitt Cc: cookinginthedark@acbradio.org Subject: Re: [CnD] Any hints for cutting tablespoons of butter off a stick?
I've tried that, but I'm not good at estimating half, and one mistake throws off the whole thing. The best I've ever done is to get one half maybe half a tablespoon larger than the other, but usually I'm way further off than that. <grin> On Jul 28, 2014, at 8:41 PM, Robin Plitt <pli...@gmail.com> wrote: > And, If you cut the stick into eight equal pieces, each one would be one tablespoon. > cut it in half > cut each half in half to get quarters > and each quarter in half to get eighths. > > Robin > > > On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 6:30 PM, Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> wrote: > That's a good idea, thanks! If it works, I could also just keep a piece of cardboard or something of the same length, and use it as a cutting guide; free slicer, kind of. :) > On Jul 28, 2014, at 6:17 PM, Nicole Massey <ny...@gypsyheir.com> wrote: > > > Simple. > > Take the wrapper off the stick. Fold it so you have one butter width of the > > wrapper and fold the ends in. Now fold the wrapper twice, so that you have > > one quarter of the full length of the stick as your width. This will give > > you an exact measurement of two tablespoons. > > To recap: > > 1. remove the wrapper. > > 2. fold the ends in so the wrapper is now exactly as long s the stick > > of butter. > > 3. fold the wrapper so the width is the same width as the stick of > > butter. > > 4. fold the length twice so it's now the length of one quarter a stick, > > or 2 tablespoons. > > > > Questions? > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Cookinginthedark [mailto:cookinginthedark-boun...@acbradio.org] > >> On Behalf Of Alex Hall via Cookinginthedark > >> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2014 4:53 PM > >> To: <cookinginthedark@acbradio.org> > >> Subject: [CnD] Any hints for cutting tablespoons of butter off a stick? > >> > >> Hi all, > >> I usually have a sighted person cut the proper amount of butter off the > >> sticks we keep, because I always forget to pickup one of those slicers. > >> Today, though, it's just me, but I want to make a cake for when > >> everyone else gets home. It calls for two tablespoons of butter, and > >> all I have are the usual 8-tablespoon sticks. Does anyone have any > >> hints on how I might cut the proper amount, given that I can't, of > >> course, see the markings on the butter's wrapper? This cake is somewhat > >> forgiving, but I'm notoriously bad at estimating butter and I'd rather > >> not take a chance on messing up the rest of the cake if I don't have > >> to. Thanks. > >> -- > >> Have a great day, > >> Alex Hall > >> mehg...@icloud.com > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Cookinginthedark mailing list > >> Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > >> http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > > > > -- > Have a great day, > Alex Hall > mehg...@icloud.com > > _______________________________________________ > Cookinginthedark mailing list > Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org > http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark > -- Have a great day, Alex Hall mehg...@icloud.com _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark _______________________________________________ Cookinginthedark mailing list Cookinginthedark@acbradio.org http://acbradio.org/mailman/listinfo/cookinginthedark
