"Michael Odom" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 17:38:29 GMT, "Ophelia" >
> wrote:
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>>"Michael Odom" > wrote in message
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>>> On Sun, 27 Feb 2005 16:41:16 GMT, "Ophelia" >
>>> wrote:
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>>>>"Ann Pacl" > wrote in message
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>>>>> 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?
>>>>
>>> If the author of the recipe is any good, she/he will have allowed for
>>> the different densities of ingredients in the measurements in the
>>> first place.
>>
>>Yes indeed I understand that. What I refer to is the statement that there
>>are 8 ounces to 1 cup. It doesn't state WHAT is. There have been many
>>responses saying something similar. There is nothing about the density of
>>ingredients
>>
> Huh?
>
> A cup is comprised of eight ounces. Those are fluid ounces, a
> measurement of volume. Volume is not weight. There are, however,
> ounces that are measurements of weight. Twelve of them constitute a
> pound. A pound of nails and a pound of feathers will comprise
> different volumes as measured in fluid ounces, but both will weigh 16
> ounces.

Yes I have got it now thanks