On Monday, November 14, 2016 at 5:36:36 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2016-11-14 11:13 AM, gmail.com 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.

Or he could be asking where the chart might be found. Thank you for your help and understanding, Dick.