I see Jim's point. If the recipe calls for 15 mL and the recipe book says in an appendix or footnote that a typical tablespoon can be used to approximate 15 mL, then it would be a "kosher" metric cookery book.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Elwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2005 8:55 AM Subject: [USMA:32463] RE: Four approaches to metrication > At 12 03 05, 09:41 AM, Philip S Hall wrote: > >The use of cups and spoons in cooking does not make it non-metric. In fact > >some cookery writers who publish metric recipes still use them, its just > >that they are defined now in metric, for example a tablespoon is 15 mL. > > > >There's a good reason for this. The utensils are a convenient way of > >measuring out the quantities. After all you don't wan't to mess around with > >a measuring jug for a tablespoon of oil do you? > > I don't understand your point. If you simply claim that a tablespoon is 15 mL, so you use recipes with tablespoons, how is that metric? Or at least SI metric? The tablespoon is certainly not an SI unit. > > If I understand you, we can simply define cups as 250 mL, gallons as 4 L, etc., and claim to be a metric country? > > Jim > > > Jim Elwell > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 801-466-8770 > www.qsicorp.com > >
