[pct-l] Public Notice

[Tortoise73 at charter.net (Tortoise)]

One can adjust the measurements to simple metric measurements.

Or just get some recipies that are in metric.

Not a bigee.

Randy Forsland wrote:
> The metric system is great for most things..but it sucks in 
> cooking...take a cake recipe for example:
> 
>      1  cup pecans, chopped
>      2 1/4  cups all-purpose flour or unbleached flour, Pillsbury in 
> their honor
>      1 1/2  cups sugar
>      4  teaspoons baking powder
>      1/2  teaspoon salt
>      2/3  cup shortening
>      1 1/4  cups milk
>      1  teaspoon vanilla
>      4  large egg whites
>      2  ounces semisweet chocolate, grated
> 
>      here it is in metric..:
> 
>            236.59  ml pecans, chopped
>            532.33  ml all-purpose flour or unbleached flour, Pillsbury 
> in their honor
>            354.89  ml sugar
>            19.72  ml baking powder
>            2.46  ml salt
>            157.81  ml shortening
>            295.74  ml milk
>            4.93  ml vanilla
>            4.00  large egg whites
>            56.70  g semisweet chocolate, grated
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <Slyatpct@aol.com>
> To: <singewald@earthlink.net>; <Tortoise73@charter.net>; <Hiker97@aol.com>
> Cc: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>; <laura629@hotmail.com>; 
> <carolwbruno@Yahoo.com>; <Rattlesnake5648@Yahoo.com>
> Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 6:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Public Notice
> 
> 
>> I'm proud to be an American too but our system of measurement is 
>> antiquated.
>> The metric system is so simple it's a no brainer.  Perhaps, it's 
>> easier for
>> us Americans if just thought of counting money.
>>
>> Sly
>>
>>
>> In a message dated 10/21/2005 9:16:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>> singewald@earthlink.net writes:
>>
>>> I'm damn proud to be an American and that's just what I will be!  So 
>>> what
>>> if
>>> the rest of the world is on the darn metric system.  When they want 
>>> money
>>> from America, we don't give them rubles, pounds or yen.  We give the 
>>> good
>>> old American DOLLAR.  When we send food we send pounds or tons of 
>>> food, we
>>> don't agree to send Kilos of food.  So, screw the metric system.  
>>> Long live
>>> the mile, the ounce, and the lb.!
>>
>>
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