Thanks Steve, that really answers my question. I appreciate your
calculations.
Mark

"Steve Slatcher" > wrote in message
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> On Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:59:37 -0700, AyTee > wrote:
>
>>Dry means (virtually) no sugar. 2g per 2 T is a lot of sugar for a
>>wine. Therefor your cooking sherry is not dry.
>
> Exactly. Straightforward question - correct answer.
>
> The EU definition of dry is "Maximum of 4g/l, or 9g/l where the total
> acidity content is not more than 2g/l below the residual sugar
> content." By my calculation, 2g per US tablespoon is 135g/l. That is
> most definitely sweet, which in EU terms is "At least 45g/l".
>
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