2020: Baked goods - calculating your cost
 

Time to update - so here it is.

Some things that have notably increased in price: Molasses, soy flour, brown sugar, vegetable oil, & wheat flour. A few prices have stayed the same or even gone down. Others have increased only slightly

These prices are the lowest in my neighborhood (Boston area) on a weekly basis, including a few bargains at ethnic groceries and health food stores. They do not include sale prices or any marked-down goods I might find on the discount rack. Of course, I believe in stocking up when there IS a sale, but not everyone wants to have large amounts of butter, yeast or soy flour taking up space in the freezer. (Butter goes on sale maybe 3 times a year, where I live.)

The Tightwad Gazette chart had: Price per pound, weight per cup, price per cup, price per tablespoon, and price per teaspoon. To save time, I'm only listing the price per cup or tablespoon (sometimes rounded up or down). If it doesn't say "Tb," then it means the price per cup. Since prices change all the time, the main purpose is to allow you to compare made-from-scratch foods with each other.

Why did I include powdered milk, when it's no longer a money saver? It's still sometimes NEEDED in baking (such as one granola recipe), it's useful in camping, and it can be used as a substitute for cream and condensed milk (with sugar, water and margarine). However, I only buy dented boxes of it from the discount rack. It takes 1/3 of a cup to make 1 cup liquid milk.

Eggs vary so much, I didn't include them. But...it's worth remembering that 4 jumbo eggs are equal to 5 large eggs. If you like, I can post the egg price chart later.


Baking powder 12 cents (Tb)
Baking soda 1.5 (Tb)
Brown sugar 39.3
Butter $1.50
Cocoa 7 (Tb)
Coconut 27
Cornmeal 43
Cornstarch 2 (Tb)
Cream of tartar 47 (Tb)
Honey $2.25
Im. vanilla 6 (Tb)
Liquid milk 16
Margarine 44.5
Molasses $1.99
Oatmeal 24
Powdered milk 4 (Tb)
Powdered sugar 39
Raisins 72.25
Salt 1.4 (Tb)
Soy flour 5.5 (Tb)
Vanilla 31 (Tb)
Vegetable oil: 41.5
Wheat flour 25
Wheat germ $3.32 (per pound)
White flour 15
White sugar 27.5



Lenona.

2020: Baked goods - calculating your cost
 

I forgot - cornmeal MAY have gone down, but I'm also confused about the difference between fine cornmeal and corn flour. If you're just making hasty pudding, does it matter?

I also wonder about the "very fine" brown rice I saw in a huge bag at an Indian store - does that just mean the grains were naturally smaller than usual, or chopped?

And: I spotted a bag of Bob's Red Mill "egg replacer" in the baking aisle. The ingredients a "Whole Soy Flour, Wheat Gluten, Corn Syrup Solids, Algin (From Algae)." Directions: "For each whole egg to be replaced in your recipe, mix 1 Tablespoon Bob's Red Mill Egg Replacer with 3 Tablespoons water.."

I forgot to check the price, though. At any rate, in theory, you can just use soy flour and water instead - and at 5.5 cents per Tb, that's clearly less than the price of even a cheap egg - and has no cholesterol. (Do not use when baking cookies - but it works well for muffins, pancakes, or bread.)


Lenona.

2020: Baked goods - calculating your cost
 

On Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:09:57 -0800 (PST), wrote:

>Time to update - so here it is.
>
>Some things that have notably increased in price: Molasses, soy flour, brown sugar, vegetable oil, & wheat flour. A few prices have stayed the same or even gone down. Others have increased only slightly
>
>These prices are the lowest in my neighborhood (Boston area) on a weekly basis, including a few bargains at ethnic groceries and health food stores. They do not include sale prices or any marked-down goods I might find on the discount rack. Of course, I believe in stocking up when there IS a sale, but not everyone wants to have large amounts of butter, yeast or soy flour taking up space in the freezer. (Butter goes on sale maybe 3 times a year, where I live.)
>
>The Tightwad Gazette chart had: Price per pound, weight per cup, price per cup, price per tablespoon, and price per teaspoon. To save time, I'm only listing the price per cup or tablespoon (sometimes rounded up or down). If it doesn't say "Tb," then it means the price per cup. Since prices change all the time, the main purpose is to allow you to compare made-from-scratch foods with each other.
>
>Why did I include powdered milk, when it's no longer a money saver? It's still sometimes NEEDED in baking (such as one granola recipe), it's useful in camping, and it can be used as a substitute for cream and condensed milk (with sugar, water and margarine). However, I only buy dented boxes of it from the discount rack. It takes 1/3 of a cup to make 1 cup liquid milk.
>
>Eggs vary so much, I didn't include them. But...it's worth remembering that 4 jumbo eggs are equal to 5 large eggs. If you like, I can post the egg price chart later.
>
>
>Baking powder 12 cents (Tb)
>Baking soda 1.5 (Tb)
>Brown sugar 39.3
>Butter $1.50
>Cocoa 7 (Tb)
>Coconut 27
>Cornmeal 43
>Cornstarch 2 (Tb)
>Cream of tartar 47 (Tb)
>Honey $2.25
>Im. vanilla 6 (Tb)
>Liquid milk 16
>Margarine 44.5
>Molasses $1.99
>Oatmeal 24
>Powdered milk 4 (Tb)
>Powdered sugar 39
>Raisins 72.25
>Salt 1.4 (Tb)
>Soy flour 5.5 (Tb)
>Vanilla 31 (Tb)
>Vegetable oil: 41.5
>Wheat flour 25
>Wheat germ $3.32 (per pound)
>White flour 15
>White sugar 27.5

But where are factors like organic/non-organic, animal welfare (eggs
and butter) and, generally speaking, the quality? Or is everything
only about money?

2020: Baked goods - calculating your cost
 

I said I needed to save time.

2020: Baked goods - calculating your cost
 

But, of course, your concerns are valid, so go ahead and make your own chart.

If you need help with checking the weight/volume ratios, see he

https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.food.cooking/lenona$20soy$20sugar%7Csort:date/rec.food.cooking/x7HiM7zLKmU/phMBp5L9CQAJ

Scroll down to 10/30/15 for weights per cup.

Also, early on, there's a chart by Amy Dacyczyn that lists the cheapest home breakfasts to the most expensive.


Lenona.

2020: Baked goods - calculating your cost
 

On Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:50:02 -0800 (PST), wrote:

>
>But, of course, your concerns are valid, so go ahead and make your own chart.
>
>If you need help with checking the weight/volume ratios, see he
>
>https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.food.cooking/lenona$20soy$20sugar%7Csort:date/rec.food.cooking/x7HiM7zLKmU/phMBp5L9CQAJ
>
>Scroll down to 10/30/15 for weights per cup.
>
>Also, early on, there's a chart by Amy Dacyczyn that lists the cheapest home breakfasts to the most expensive.

I think I could make the price list for Australia fairly accurately by
taking your $ amounts and multiplying them by 2.5. Australia's an
expensive island.

2020: Baked goods - calculating your cost
 

On Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 4:58:53 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:50:02 -0800 (PST), wrote:
>
> >
> >But, of course, your concerns are valid, so go ahead and make your own chart.
> >
> >If you need help with checking the weight/volume ratios, see he
> >
> >https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.food.cooking/lenona$20soy$20sugar%7Csort:date/rec.food.cooking/x7HiM7zLKmU/phMBp5L9CQAJ
> >
> >Scroll down to 10/30/15 for weights per cup.
> >
> >Also, early on, there's a chart by Amy Dacyczyn that lists the cheapest home breakfasts to the most expensive.
>
> I think I could make the price list for Australia fairly accurately by
> taking your $ amounts and multiplying them by 2.5. Australia's an
> expensive island.

So much depends on the prevailing wage. Everything in America is probably
more expensive to someone making $10.00 per hour. Or less.

I find "how many hours to earn enough money to buy X" a much more accurate
gauge, but it's a lot more difficult to calculate.

And then there's this:

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mac_Index>

Cindy Hamilton

2020: Baked goods - calculating your cost
 

"Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
...

On Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 4:58:53 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:50:02 -0800 (PST), wrote:
>
> >
> >But, of course, your concerns are valid, so go ahead and make your own
> >chart.
> >
> >If you need help with checking the weight/volume ratios, see he
> >
> >https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.food.cooking/lenona$20soy$20sugar%7Csort:date/rec.food.cooking/x7HiM7zLKmU/phMBp5L9CQAJ
> >
> >Scroll down to 10/30/15 for weights per cup.
> >
> >Also, early on, there's a chart by Amy Dacyczyn that lists the cheapest
> >home breakfasts to the most expensive.
>
> I think I could make the price list for Australia fairly accurately by
> taking your $ amounts and multiplying them by 2.5. Australia's an
> expensive island.

So much depends on the prevailing wage. Everything in America is probably
more expensive to someone making $10.00 per hour. Or less.

I find "how many hours to earn enough money to buy X" a much more accurate
gauge, but it's a lot more difficult to calculate.

And then there's this:

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mac_Index>

Cindy Hamilton

====

Can I ask ... do you take it apart to eat it?

2020: Baked goods - calculating your cost
 

On Friday, February 21, 2020 at 6:30:57 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
> "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 4:58:53 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> > On Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:50:02 -0800 (PST), wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >But, of course, your concerns are valid, so go ahead and make your own
> > >chart.
> > >
> > >If you need help with checking the weight/volume ratios, see he
> > >
> > >https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.food.cooking/lenona$20soy$20sugar%7Csort:date/rec.food.cooking/x7HiM7zLKmU/phMBp5L9CQAJ
> > >
> > >Scroll down to 10/30/15 for weights per cup.
> > >
> > >Also, early on, there's a chart by Amy Dacyczyn that lists the cheapest
> > >home breakfasts to the most expensive.
> >
> > I think I could make the price list for Australia fairly accurately by
> > taking your $ amounts and multiplying them by 2.5. Australia's an
> > expensive island.
>
> So much depends on the prevailing wage. Everything in America is probably
> more expensive to someone making $10.00 per hour. Or less.
>
> I find "how many hours to earn enough money to buy X" a much more accurate
> gauge, but it's a lot more difficult to calculate.
>
> And then there's this:
>
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mac_Index>
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
> ====
>
> Can I ask ... do you take it apart to eat it?

A Big Mac? No.

Cindy Hamilton

2020: Baked goods - calculating your cost
 

On Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 3:10:02 PM UTC-6, wrote:
> Time to update - so here it is.
>
> Some things that have notably increased in price: Molasses, soy flour, brown sugar, vegetable oil, & wheat flour. A few prices have stayed the same or even gone down. Others have increased only slightly
>
> These prices are the lowest in my neighborhood (Boston area) on a weekly basis, including a few bargains at ethnic groceries and health food stores. They do not include sale prices or any marked-down goods I might find on the discount rack. Of course, I believe in stocking up when there IS a sale, but not everyone wants to have large amounts of butter, yeast or soy flour taking up space in the freezer. (Butter goes on sale maybe 3 times a year, where I live.)
>
> The Tightwad Gazette chart had: Price per pound, weight per cup, price per cup, price per tablespoon, and price per teaspoon. To save time, I'm only listing the price per cup or tablespoon (sometimes rounded up or down). If it doesn't say "Tb," then it means the price per cup. Since prices change all the time, the main purpose is to allow you to compare made-from-scratch foods with each other.
>
> Why did I include powdered milk, when it's no longer a money saver? It's still sometimes NEEDED in baking (such as one granola recipe), it's useful in camping, and it can be used as a substitute for cream and condensed milk (with sugar, water and margarine). However, I only buy dented boxes of it from the discount rack. It takes 1/3 of a cup to make 1 cup liquid milk.
>
> Eggs vary so much, I didn't include them. But...it's worth remembering that 4 jumbo eggs are equal to 5 large eggs. If you like, I can post the egg price chart later.
>
>
> Baking powder 12 cents (Tb)
> Baking soda 1.5 (Tb)
> Brown sugar 39.3
> Butter $1.50
> Cocoa 7 (Tb)
> Coconut 27
> Cornmeal 43
> Cornstarch 2 (Tb)
> Cream of tartar 47 (Tb)
> Honey $2.25
> Im. vanilla 6 (Tb)
> Liquid milk 16
> Margarine 44.5
> Molasses $1.99
> Oatmeal 24
> Powdered milk 4 (Tb)
> Powdered sugar 39
> Raisins 72.25
> Salt 1.4 (Tb)
> Soy flour 5.5 (Tb)
> Vanilla 31 (Tb)
> Vegetable oil: 41.5
> Wheat flour 25
> Wheat germ $3.32 (per pound)
> White flour 15
> White sugar 27.5
>
>
>
> Lenona.

And CHOCOLATE!! :-)

John Kuthe, Climate Anarchist and Chocolaologist

2020: Baked goods - calculating your cost
 

"Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
...

On Friday, February 21, 2020 at 6:30:57 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
> "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 4:58:53 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> > On Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:50:02 -0800 (PST), wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >But, of course, your concerns are valid, so go ahead and make your own
> > >chart.
> > >
> > >If you need help with checking the weight/volume ratios, see he
> > >
> > >https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.food.cooking/lenona$20soy$20sugar%7Csort:date/rec.food.cooking/x7HiM7zLKmU/phMBp5L9CQAJ
> > >
> > >Scroll down to 10/30/15 for weights per cup.
> > >
> > >Also, early on, there's a chart by Amy Dacyczyn that lists the cheapest
> > >home breakfasts to the most expensive.
> >
> > I think I could make the price list for Australia fairly accurately by
> > taking your $ amounts and multiplying them by 2.5. Australia's an
> > expensive island.
>
> So much depends on the prevailing wage. Everything in America is probably
> more expensive to someone making $10.00 per hour. Or less.
>
> I find "how many hours to earn enough money to buy X" a much more accurate
> gauge, but it's a lot more difficult to calculate.
>
> And then there's this:
>
> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mac_Index>
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
> ====
>
> Can I ask ... do you take it apart to eat it?

A Big Mac? No.

Cindy Hamilton

====

Blimey. How do you get your mouth around that???

2020: Baked goods - calculating your cost
 

On Friday, February 21, 2020 at 10:17:20 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
> "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Friday, February 21, 2020 at 6:30:57 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
> > "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > On Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 4:58:53 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> > > On Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:50:02 -0800 (PST), wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >But, of course, your concerns are valid, so go ahead and make your own
> > > >chart.
> > > >
> > > >If you need help with checking the weight/volume ratios, see he
> > > >
> > > >https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.food.cooking/lenona$20soy$20sugar%7Csort:date/rec.food.cooking/x7HiM7zLKmU/phMBp5L9CQAJ
> > > >
> > > >Scroll down to 10/30/15 for weights per cup.
> > > >
> > > >Also, early on, there's a chart by Amy Dacyczyn that lists the cheapest
> > > >home breakfasts to the most expensive.
> > >
> > > I think I could make the price list for Australia fairly accurately by
> > > taking your $ amounts and multiplying them by 2.5. Australia's an
> > > expensive island.
> >
> > So much depends on the prevailing wage. Everything in America is probably
> > more expensive to someone making $10.00 per hour. Or less.
> >
> > I find "how many hours to earn enough money to buy X" a much more accurate
> > gauge, but it's a lot more difficult to calculate.
> >
> > And then there's this:
> >
> > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mac_Index>
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> > ====
> >
> > Can I ask ... do you take it apart to eat it?
>
> A Big Mac? No.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
> ====
>
> Blimey. How do you get your mouth around that???

They're really not that big. Less than 7 cm. Plus, they squish down
easily, since the bread is barely bread at all.

Cindy Hamilton

2020: Baked goods - calculating your cost
 

"Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
...

On Friday, February 21, 2020 at 10:17:20 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
> "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Friday, February 21, 2020 at 6:30:57 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
> > "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > On Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 4:58:53 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> > > On Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:50:02 -0800 (PST), wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >But, of course, your concerns are valid, so go ahead and make your
> > > >own
> > > >chart.
> > > >
> > > >If you need help with checking the weight/volume ratios, see he
> > > >
> > > >https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.food.cooking/lenona$20soy$20sugar%7Csort:date/rec.food.cooking/x7HiM7zLKmU/phMBp5L9CQAJ
> > > >
> > > >Scroll down to 10/30/15 for weights per cup.
> > > >
> > > >Also, early on, there's a chart by Amy Dacyczyn that lists the
> > > >cheapest
> > > >home breakfasts to the most expensive.
> > >
> > > I think I could make the price list for Australia fairly accurately by
> > > taking your $ amounts and multiplying them by 2.5. Australia's an
> > > expensive island.
> >
> > So much depends on the prevailing wage. Everything in America is
> > probably
> > more expensive to someone making $10.00 per hour. Or less.
> >
> > I find "how many hours to earn enough money to buy X" a much more
> > accurate
> > gauge, but it's a lot more difficult to calculate.
> >
> > And then there's this:
> >
> > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mac_Index>
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> > ====
> >
> > Can I ask ... do you take it apart to eat it?
>
> A Big Mac? No.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
> ====
>
> Blimey. How do you get your mouth around that???

They're really not that big. Less than 7 cm. Plus, they squish down
easily, since the bread is barely bread at all.

Cindy Hamilton

===

I will take your word on that <g>

2020: Baked goods - calculating your cost
 

On Friday, February 21, 2020 at 10:41:34 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
> "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Friday, February 21, 2020 at 10:17:20 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
> > "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > On Friday, February 21, 2020 at 6:30:57 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
> > > "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
> > > ...
> > >
> > > On Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 4:58:53 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> > > > On Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:50:02 -0800 (PST), wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >But, of course, your concerns are valid, so go ahead and make your
> > > > >own
> > > > >chart.
> > > > >
> > > > >If you need help with checking the weight/volume ratios, see he
> > > > >
> > > > >https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.food.cooking/lenona$20soy$20sugar%7Csort:date/rec.food.cooking/x7HiM7zLKmU/phMBp5L9CQAJ
> > > > >
> > > > >Scroll down to 10/30/15 for weights per cup.
> > > > >
> > > > >Also, early on, there's a chart by Amy Dacyczyn that lists the
> > > > >cheapest
> > > > >home breakfasts to the most expensive.
> > > >
> > > > I think I could make the price list for Australia fairly accurately by
> > > > taking your $ amounts and multiplying them by 2.5. Australia's an
> > > > expensive island.
> > >
> > > So much depends on the prevailing wage. Everything in America is
> > > probably
> > > more expensive to someone making $10.00 per hour. Or less.
> > >
> > > I find "how many hours to earn enough money to buy X" a much more
> > > accurate
> > > gauge, but it's a lot more difficult to calculate.
> > >
> > > And then there's this:
> > >
> > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mac_Index>
> > >
> > > Cindy Hamilton
> > >
> > > ====
> > >
> > > Can I ask ... do you take it apart to eat it?
> >
> > A Big Mac? No.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> > ====
> >
> > Blimey. How do you get your mouth around that???
>
> They're really not that big. Less than 7 cm. Plus, they squish down
> easily, since the bread is barely bread at all.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
> ===
>
> I will take your word on that <g>

A wise course of action.

Cindy Hamilton

2020: Baked goods - calculating your cost
 

> wrote:
> I forgot - cornmeal MAY have gone down, but I'm also confused about the
> difference between fine cornmeal and corn flour. If you're just making
> hasty pudding, does it matter?
>
> I also wonder about the "very fine" brown rice I saw in a huge bag at an
> Indian store - does that just mean the grains were naturally smaller than
> usual, or chopped?
>
> And: I spotted a bag of Bob's Red Mill "egg replacer" in the baking
> aisle. The ingredients a "Whole Soy Flour, Wheat Gluten, Corn Syrup
> Solids, Algin (From Algae)." Directions: "For each whole egg to be
> replaced in your recipe, mix 1 Tablespoon Bob's Red Mill Egg Replacer
> with 3 Tablespoons water."
>
> I forgot to check the price, though. At any rate, in theory, you can just
> use soy flour and water instead - and at 5.5 cents per Tb, that's clearly
> less than the price of even a cheap egg - and has no cholesterol. (Do
> not use when baking cookies - but it works well for muffins, pancakes, or bread.)
>
>
> Lenona.
>

€œVery fine€� indicates the manufacturers perception of quality, not grain
size.

2020: Baked goods - calculating your cost
 

"Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
...

On Friday, February 21, 2020 at 10:41:34 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
> "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
> ...
>
> On Friday, February 21, 2020 at 10:17:20 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
> > "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> > On Friday, February 21, 2020 at 6:30:57 AM UTC-5, Ophelia wrote:
> > > "Cindy Hamilton" wrote in message
> > > ...
> > >
> > > On Thursday, February 20, 2020 at 4:58:53 PM UTC-5, Bruce wrote:
> > > > On Thu, 20 Feb 2020 13:50:02 -0800 (PST), wrote:
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >But, of course, your concerns are valid, so go ahead and make your
> > > > >own
> > > > >chart.
> > > > >
> > > > >If you need help with checking the weight/volume ratios, see he
> > > > >
> > > > >https://groups.google.com/forum/#!searchin/rec.food.cooking/lenona$20soy$20sugar%7Csort:date/rec.food.cooking/x7HiM7zLKmU/phMBp5L9CQAJ
> > > > >
> > > > >Scroll down to 10/30/15 for weights per cup.
> > > > >
> > > > >Also, early on, there's a chart by Amy Dacyczyn that lists the
> > > > >cheapest
> > > > >home breakfasts to the most expensive.
> > > >
> > > > I think I could make the price list for Australia fairly accurately
> > > > by
> > > > taking your $ amounts and multiplying them by 2.5. Australia's an
> > > > expensive island.
> > >
> > > So much depends on the prevailing wage. Everything in America is
> > > probably
> > > more expensive to someone making $10.00 per hour. Or less.
> > >
> > > I find "how many hours to earn enough money to buy X" a much more
> > > accurate
> > > gauge, but it's a lot more difficult to calculate.
> > >
> > > And then there's this:
> > >
> > > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Mac_Index>
> > >
> > > Cindy Hamilton
> > >
> > > ====
> > >
> > > Can I ask ... do you take it apart to eat it?
> >
> > A Big Mac? No.
> >
> > Cindy Hamilton
> >
> > ====
> >
> > Blimey. How do you get your mouth around that???
>
> They're really not that big. Less than 7 cm. Plus, they squish down
> easily, since the bread is barely bread at all.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
>
> ===
>
> I will take your word on that <g>

A wise course of action.

Cindy Hamilton

===

lol