On Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:27:29 -0400 Doug <dmcgarr...@optonline.net> wrote:
> On 10/06/2011 04:18 PM, Weaver wrote: > > On Thu, 6 Oct 2011 16:56:27 +0100 > > Lisi<lisi.re...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > >> On Wednesday 05 October 2011 01:02:36 Weaver wrote: > >>> I think it's a pity that the gill has fallen into misuse. > >> Its usefulness is limited by the fact that it is not a fixed > >> measure, but covers various different amounts according to the > >> region in which it is used, anyhow in the UK. Hence, I imagine > >> its decline, with the ubiquity of television cooks. > > In a professional food career that spans over forty years, from base > > level commis pastry chef to successful consultancy practice, I have > > never known a gill to be any other than 150ml. > > The vast majority of 'TV cooks' are a social sub-group that I'm > > afraid I have grown to despise in the interim, especially in regard > > to pastry work, where many professional chefs could not be rated as > > any more than woeful. > > Regards, > > > > Weaver. > The units program says a gill is 118.3 ml. If you look at the data > script for units, there is a very impressive list of sources. I > believe that the units program was first mentioned in this thread, so > it is definitely available in Debian. I beleive that the U.S. gill has some variance, which is what this may refer to. As far as the U.K goes, london City and Guild training is 142.& so many particles, but try measuring that by eye. So the world, sensibly, defaults to 150 ml, which you can readily find on the side of any measuring glass and a variance that any recipe can absorb. Regards, Weaver. -- "In a world without walls and fences, what need have we for Windows or Gates?" -Anon. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111007083843.20e4e028.wea...@riseup.net
