On 20/02/06 10:19 AM, "Linda D. Bergeron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Since mass is a function of *both* density and volume, I too fail to > understand how you can directly measure mass by volume alone. To work out an > estimate of mass, using volume, you would need to know the density of the > material in question. Unless the material is a pure substance, you will be > essentially SOL on doing this. > > For what is worth, I reserve measurement by volume for liquids. Everything > else is measured by mass. > > Given that most (American) recipes use a volume measure for some sold items, > like flour, doing this will take some experimentation with a good scale and > accurate cups and spoons to come up this mass equivalence for a specific > material. > > Linda D. Bergeron > Dear Linda, You might like to check an article that my wife and I wrote called 'Metric cooking with confidence' that you can find near the bottom of the web page at: http://www.metricationmatters.com/articles . This seems to be one of the most popular articles on our list. Cheers, Pat Naughtin PO Box 305 Belmont 3216 Geelong, Australia 61 3 5241 2008 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.metricationmatters.com This email and its attachments are for the sole use of the addressee and may contain information that is confidential and/or legally privileged. This email and its attachments are subject to copyright and should not be partly or wholly reproduced without the consent of the copyright owner. Any unauthorised use of disclosure of this email or its attachments is prohibited. If you receive this email in error, please immediately delete it from your system and notify the sender by return email.
