Remember, Jez, that the US gallon and its constituents are around 80% of the
Imperial units. An Imp pint is 20 fl oz (Imp), for instance, whereas a US pt
is less than 16 fl oz (Imp).
Chris
Chris
On 14 Nov 2009, at 21:29, Chuck Norcutt wrote:
> "Pint" is a common measure for milk and cream and soft dairy products
> such as ricotta cheese. A pint is 16 ounces (one pound). A quart is
> two pints or 32 ounces. The pint used to be much more common
> (especially for a glass of beer at a bar or restaurant) but in these
> days of "supersizing" it's more likely to be 18 or 23 ounces with a
> smaller 12 or 14 ounce size to convince you that you really should order
> the larger one which is only 50 cents more. :-)
>
> On the other hand, canned goods which used to come in 16 ounce sizes
> have rather shrunk. The manufacturers would rather sell you 14 or 15
> ounces rather then raise the price. It plays havoc with old recipes
> that say "use one 16 oz. can of tomatoes" or even older recipes that
> just say "one can of tomatoes" assuming that the 16 oz. can would be the
> standard forever.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> Jez Cunningham wrote:
>> Q to those 'Murkin friends - do you use 'pint' or is it usually (fluid)
>> ounces or quarts?
>> Jez
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