Gift in a Jar ideas

northernlass_2

RustyFlange wrote: »

Can I pretend I wasn't being sarcastic then as I am still young :rotfl:

of course:T

bunbun2

mrs_baggins wrote: »

I think the biscuits mix in a jar is a fab idea and I want to do some!! does anyone have a UK recipe? I have tried converting all the US ones from cups into ounces etc but from what I gather it depends on what you are weighing as to how much it will weigh in ounces so is a bit hit and miss?

I too want to do cake mixes in a jar but am looking for a UK recipe. I might do a trial one using a general recipe and see how it turns out.

rainmac

bunbun2 wrote: »

I too want to do cake mixes in a jar but am looking for a UK recipe. I might do a trial one using a general recipe and see how it turns out.

I have a great idea, we'll all wait for you to find a recipe that works, you then post that on this thread and we'll all nick it :T :rotfl:

Only joking bunbun My son has just printed a cookie recipe off the internet (wasting my printer ink again :mad: ) from an American kids show and it says 1 cup of flour is equivalent of 250ml of flour but how do you properly measure flour in ml???

shooter

rainmac wrote: »

I have a great idea, we'll all wait for you to find a recipe that works, you then post that on this thread and we'll all nick it :T :rotfl:

Only joking bunbun My son has just printed a cookie recipe off the internet (wasting my printer ink again :mad: ) from an American kids show and it says 1 cup of flour is equivalent of 250ml of flour but how do you properly measure flour in ml???

Use a measuring Jug (preferably a see through one) mls are down the side, Add your dry ingredients to the level and gentle shake or tap on the kitchen counter to remove any air and the carefully remove any excess with a spoon or small scoop, making sure you don't squash the flour etc down to much.

I regularly measure dry goods this way,what I do it is, use a pyrex measuring jug and if a recipe says 100g I use 100ml 250g/250ml Etc,

This may not be the right way but it's never caused me any problems
with the things I have made.

I hope this helps

Shooter x

Siren137

I find American cup sizes really confusing because what they are in grams varies depending on what the ingredient is. How does that make sense? And its not like they vary a little it can be as much as 100g!! Its really weird because surely the cup they use to measure the flour and then the sugar is the same so how come its different measurements?

shooter

It is a volume measurement and it depends on the density or the ingredient ie: caster sugar is courser than flour etc,

Most pound shops sell cheap measuring cups so maybe an idea to get some to make this easier

Shooter x

mrs_baggins

one cup equals 8 oz or therabouts i have found out

mrs_baggins

and while we are on the subject of american recipies can someone tell me what 'non-dairy creamer' is as most of the recipies have this in? Is it like coffeemate? if so is there a cheap version of this anywhere as its quite expensive?

northernlass_2

ive just done a littler measuring experiment with my cups from USA and ive found that,
1 cup flour = 2oz
1 cup sugar = 4 oz
so it depends on the density of the dry ingredient
but 1 cup of anything works out at 16 tablespoons,(this is wrote on the side of the cups)
so if a recipe calls for cups just do it in tablespoons as we have measuring spoons in this country.
i hope this helps.

Siren137

Thanks Northernlass!

If I don't find any cups for sale before I want to use my yummy recipe that I got from Sugarspun then I know what to do!