jmcquown wrote on Thu, 15 May 2008 15:45:10 -0500:

> cshenk wrote:
>> "jmcquown" wrote
>>
>>> Serving sizes are probably regulated by someone, somehow,
>>> for some obscure reason. It always kills me to see what you
>>> describe. Like what, you're going to feed two adults and a
>>> small child from that can of soup?
>>
>> I think their aim on soups is usually that you serve them
>> also with a samwich or largish salad, hence less per person.

> I have no idea what their "aim" is when it comes to canned
> soup. I generally only order a "cup" of soup (in lieu of
> salad) at a restaurant. If I order a bowl of soup that's the
> meal.

Roughly speaking, I agree but it would be good to know what a
restaurant considers a "cup" and a "bowl". They might as well
say "small" and "regular" which is just as specific!

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