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Default Easy way to measure shortening

On Fri, 23 May 2008 10:43:12 -0500, "Ms P" >
wrote:

>
>"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


thank you, thank you. i'll be here for the rest of the month. make
sure to tip the waitress.

your pal,
blake