"Dave Smith" > wrote in message
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>
> 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?
>
> I put the cap back on the tube and store it in the fridge :-)
>
>>
>> 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?
>
> If I were to actually measure the onions I was adding I might try packing
> them
> tighter so that 2 cups of diced onion would fit into 1 1/2 cups :-)
>
> I can't recall any recipes that call for a measured amount of onion. They
> usually say to use small, medium or large onions, but that leaves you the
> chore
> of classifying them as small. medium or large.

Look on the back of a Turkey stuffing box.

Dimitri