jmcquown wrote:
> janet wrote:
>> hello
>> Sorry to bother you .. Just a question which has nothing at all to do
>> with cooking...although i often look at your recipes...
>> I m english.. left to live in marseille france
>> 35 years ago when this sign didn t exist
>> #
>> What the "Dickens" does it mean and what is it's name???
>>
>> Thanks a million
>>
>> Bon week end à tous
>> janet
>>
>>
>> Laughter is the best medicine
>
> It's the pound sign, indicating (in the case of recipes) a pound of
> whatever ingredient.

I never knew that!!! we always write lb as in 5lb