> I'm familiar with both metric and imperial, but I know exactly how you feel. > I haven't a clue what some of the american measurements are. When a recipe > calls for a stick of butter or a cup(!) of butter I am well and truly stumped. > > Wendy > > --- > Wendy Beard > Ottawa, Canada
Here in the US, butter and margarine are available in cardboard boxes containing 4 "sticks" of the product. Therefore, a stick of butter is 1/4 lb. The wrappers on the sticks are usually marked in Tablespoons. Bill KG4LOV [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .