sf wrote:
> On Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:26:24 -0500, Kate Connally >
> wrote:
>
>> Well, I would say "2 c. of chopped walnuts" (actually I would say
>> 2 c. of chopped almonds since I hate walnuts) since it goes
>> without saying that the nuts have been shelled. For one thing
>> there is no way you could chop a walnut while it was still in
>> the shell. ;-)
>
> Is that 2C before or after chopping? The way yours reads it's 2C
> measured after chopping. 2C walnuts, chopped would be measure them
> first then chop.

Well, if you say "2 c. chopped nuts" then of course they
are chopped before measuring. If you say "2 c. of nuts, chopped"
then that would mean you measure them before they are chopped.
This is one of my pet peeves with recipes that say things like
"2 t. parsley, chopped" when they mean "2 t. chopped parsley".
A lot of things just can't be measured before they are chopped
or whatever if they are big sprigs of fresh parsley or something
like that - it won't fit in a t. to be measured until after it is
chopped. Be precise, fer cryin' out loud.

Kate


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Kate Connally
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