"Kenneth" > wrote in message
...
> On 27 Feb 2005 13:12:00 -0800, "Sheldon" >
> wrote:
>
>>
>>Ophelia wrote:
>>> "Ann Pacl" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> > There are 8 ounces to 1 cup. Happy cooking.
>>>
>>> These cup measures confuse me. A cup of flour (for e.g) could not
>>be the
>>> same as a cup of rice or cornflakes surely? How do you work out the
>>> different densities?
>>
>>So long as the *ratio relationships* are maintained it makes no
>>difference by what method one measures. Whether one chooses volume of
>>wieght is merely a matter of convention and/or convenience... so long
>>as one is consistant.
>
> Howdy,
>
> You are correct but for one thing:
>
> It is not normally possible to maintain those relationships.
> As a test, you might try to weigh a cup of flour each day of
> the week. It is likely that the weights will vary
> considerably despite your efforts to be consistent.

quite so. That is what bothered me