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Dave Smith[_1_]

On 2016-11-14 11:13 AM, wrote:
> I can't be the only person who, while reading a recipe, wonders what
> is meant when the author describes an ingredient as small, medium,
> large, etc. Some are easy enough (eggs, for example) but too many
> things are open to interpretation. How large is a large banana?
> I've seen many bananas and some are quite large, some are large, some
> could be large and others are, 'yeah, that's a large.'
>
> Is there a conversion tool somewhere 'out there' one could use to get
> a better interpretation of these ambiguous measurements? I realize
> that in many cases a 'best guess' will usually be sufficient but
> sometimes a specialized diet might require the cook to be more
> precise. I've found several limited sources but it's a bit of a pain
> trying to keep them all straight.
>
> Anyone?
>

Nope. The powers that be determined that anyone who could not tell the
difference between a large banana and a small one was too dumb to read a
chart and would have to spend his time trolling.