MEow wrote:
>
> Arri London spoke thusly:
>
> > The usual measure for a cooking 'cup' is 2.5 dl, 250 ml.
>
> That I do know, but it seems that I've completely failed to phrase my
> question in a way to avoid all people reading it that way. Well, thanks for
> trying - I'll try elsewhere.
>
> Kind regards,
> Nikitta.


But your question has been answered. It's unusual for a something
specified as a cup in a recipe to be another measure. The exception
would be the older English 'teacup' measure which is less than 250 ml;
the recipe would have specified teacup rather than cup.