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Ladyra
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Can anyone help me??
I have been looking at a recipe that I want to try but its american......does anyone here know what 2 1/2 cups of flour is in oz
1 cup of milk in ml
or is it better to just use a cup in my cupboard and do rough measures? if so what size cup is it asking for (tea cup, mug) ??
i'm still quite new to baking and I like to get things right
I have been looking at a recipe that I want to try but its american......does anyone here know what 2 1/2 cups of flour is in oz
1 cup of milk in ml
or is it better to just use a cup in my cupboard and do rough measures? if so what size cup is it asking for (tea cup, mug) ??
i'm still quite new to baking and I like to get things right
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American recipes work by volume not by weight.
Cupsful of different things, such as sugar or flour, weigh differently.
An American cup is 240mil (and the European ones are 250mil)
So...
If you have a measuring jug with mils on it, all you need to do...
..is to fill the jug to the appropriate amount (levelled off) and that's the job done
1 cup 240
½ cup 120
¼ cup 60
And so on.
Cup measures are readily available in the kitchen/cookware section of most chainstores these days for as little as a couple of quid. Makes life much easier
HTH
Edit:- There's also help available for translating a whole bunch of strange american cooking terms in this thread...
American cookery terms (merged threads)Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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Thanks squeaky!!
I'll pop down my local wilkinsons and have a look 0 -
Let us know what you find
It's all very well us Kitchen Gods saying stuff - but it's nice to let the rest of our s[STRIKE]uckers[/STRIKE]... er... members, know that it works Hi, I'm a Board Guide on the Old Style and the Consumer Rights boards which means I'm a volunteer to help the boards run smoothly and can move and merge posts there. Board guides are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an inappropriate or illegal post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com. It is not part of my role to deal with reportable posts. Any views are mine and are not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence.DTFAC: Y.T.D = £5.20 Apr £0.50
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Didnt find anything in my local wilkisons
Ill get to a bigger town some point during the week and let u know what, where and how much 
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