On 5/6/2013 2:00 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 5/6/2013 12:40 PM, Steve Freides wrote:
>> notbob wrote:
>>> I'm on a low carb diet. Jes GOTTA lose some weight. Getting sick of
>>> the all meat silliness, so exploring veggies options. I discovered
>>> sautéed spinach, last night. Some OO, fresh garlic, red pepper
>>> flakes, sauté fresh spinach to partially limp, add T water
> (snip)
>>>
>>> nb
>>
>> What's "T water?" We love sauteed spinach here, pretty much make it as
>> you did.
>>
> (snip)
>
> "T water" is apparently an abbreviation for Tablespoon of water. I have
> no idea why notbob started typing like he's texting or tweeting.
>
> Jill

"T" for tablespoon and "t" for teaspoon have been used for a while. I
use them myself when I make notes from recipes in magazines and I am not
in a place where I can use a Xerox. I suppose the childish terminology
"Big T" and "Little t" makes it logical.

--
Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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