"Sheldon" > wrote in message
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>
> 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.

Ahh now I understand Thanks