Dimitri wrote:

> Ok so you have a recipe that calls for a Tablespoon of oh lets say tomato
> paste. You open a small can and spoon the tablespoon. What do you do with
> the rest of the can?
>
> The recipe calls for 1 1/2 cup of onions. You slice and dice 2 onions and
> find you've got 2 cups. Do you just use them anyway?

yep. The old rule was measure with a micrometer, mark with chalk, cut
with an axe.

Pastorio