"John Baglow" > wrote in message
om...
> Pardon me if this has come up before.
>
> In a number of on-line recipes, I have noticed that, in the list of
> ingredients, when a whole potato, onion, garlic clove, etc. is meant,
> the "unit of measure" listed is "ea." Since this can't mean "each,"
> could someone enlighten me? This sort of thing can keep one awake
> nights...
>
> --John Baglow

I usually see 'each' used when they are referring to the same amount of 2 or
more ingredients.

1 tsp ea. ginger, mace, cloves.
2 ea. potato, onion.

Gabby