Dear Chris, The question of the 600�mL conversion from pints is a fascinating one for those nations that convert from imperial units to SI units (but of much less interest to those who convert from 'customary USA measures').
If you have a recipe that involves (say) a pound of flour, a pint of milk and an egg, it is convenient to convert the whole recipe with an overall increase between 5�% and 10�%. In my example, the flour would increase to 500�grams ( up by 9�%), the milk to 600�mL (up by 6�%), and you would choose 60�gram eggs rather than 55�gram eggs (up by 9�%). This keeps the ingredients in proportion (more or less � but within the ranges allowable in cooking) while it adjusts for the 'new' sizes of commercial packets. Cheers, Pat Naughtin CAMS Geelong, Australia on 2002-08-21 16.47, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Tue, 20 Aug 2002 08:41:36 +0800, "Mike Joy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >> Chris & Markus, >> >> Regarding 'pints', in Australia/NZ, when we go into a bar for a beer, we >> ask for a 'midi' or a 'schooner'. These are two glass sizes. The word >> 'pint' isn't used as a measure but as an approximate glass size. >> >> BWMA folk who poke fun and say 'I suppose we'll have to say "Give me a >> 568ml of beer please"' just show their ignorance and immaturity. >> >> The word 'pint' will continue to be used in the UK, but only as a name of a >> glass size, which of course has to be of a pre-defined ml value. >> >> Mike >> Perth, Australia > > The UKMA has an Australian member and one who was brought up in > Australia. They report the existence of a 600 ml 'pint'. We have had > some discussions whether we should recommend that instead of going to > 500 ml. > > Chris
