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Thank you so much Victor - I need look no further. This is exactly
what I wanted. Why did I not know it was there! A lot of hard work
must have gone into it..
Joan


On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 23:58:18 +0100, (Victor Sack)
wrote:

>Joan > wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone. I wonder if you can help. Does anyone know a website
>> where I can find a list of American cup measurements in the following
>> fomat eg:
>>
>> 1 cup flour = 5 oz. approx.
>> 1 cup sugar = 8 oz. approx.

>
>"Aprox." is right. Converting volume to weight and vice versa is a very
>inexact thing. Online conversion calculators are generally completely
>useless in this regard. That said, consider section 2.7.5 of the
>rec.food.cooking FAQ... it has not been put there as a decoration, you
>know...
>
><http://vsack.homepage.t-online.de/rfc_faq.html>.
>
>Victor