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Default Easy way to measure shortening


"blake murphy" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 22 May 2008 18:37:38 -0700, "Bob Terwilliger"
> > wrote:
>
>>Pussy Katz blathered:
>>
>>>>
>>> That's a trick like how people who think touching raw chicken is yooky,
>>> so
>>> they buy parts.
>>>
>>> Volume is not the same for all shortening weights, so your method is not
>>> very accurate.. plus it's messy and time consuming.. and the larger the
>>> amount the more inaccurate.

>>
>>What part of "Most Pie Crust recipes call for 1/2 cup of shortening" did
>>you
>>fail to comprehend? The OP said NOTHING about weight; the post was
>>strictly
>>about measuring VOLUME. If your recipe calls for half a cup of shortening,
>>then it calls for a specific VOLUME. Is that COMPLETELY IMPOSSIBLE for you
>>to understand?
>>
>>
>>
>>> you need to observe a professional baker scale muffin batter into pans,
>>> they can actually fill muffin tins by scooping with their hands and
>>> faster
>>> than the eye can see, I kid you not, I can, all day, by the thousands,
>>> as
>>> fast as you can feed me greased muffin tins... I can fill muffin tins
>>> faster than any ten of you can grease those tins... and that's with one
>>> hand, if I use both hands there probably won't be enough room in the
>>> kitchen to hold enough of yoose to keep up.

>>
>>What a stupid lying braggadocian ****tard you are!
>>
>>Bob

>
> an expert can eyeball sheldon and with uncanny accuracy say, 'that's
> an asshole, all right.'
>
> your pal,
> blake


ROTFLMAO!! That's the funniest thing I've read all week!!

Ms P