One time on Usenet, Sheldon > said:
> On Dec 3, 2:31=EF=BF=BDpm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> > blake murphy wrote:
> >
> > > what with the discussion of the butter bells or balls or bongos or
> > > whatever they are, i thought this product from kitchenart might be of
> > > some interest:
> >
> > Most of the butter I buy comes with a measuring guide on the wrapper, but =
> I
> > usually just guesstimate it, figuring that a pound is a little more than 2=
>
> > cups, so a little less than half a pound is one cup, half of that is a
> > quarter....and so on. I really hate having to measure butter, lard or
> > vegetable shortening in a measuring cup/
>
> Peanut butter is even more difficult to measure accurately, but all
> one needs to measure these items is a 2 cup glass measuring cup...
> fill with cold water to the 1 cup line and add butter, shrotening,
> peanut butter until the water reaches the amount you want, like the 1
> 1/3 cup marrk will yield 1/3 cup... just pour off the water and there
> is the exact amount, and no mess.

Hmmm, that'd be a great idea for peanut butter or shortening. I
usually measure butter by the eye though...

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Jani in WA