If you knew what the markup was on anything, you'd end up going naked and eating dirt.

[dolari]

Actually, I messed the recipe up.  I kinda knew I had, but when the bread came out and was edible at all, I thought maybe I hadn't.

The recipe calls for 14 ounces of flour.  To me, that translated to 1.75 cups of flour.   

That was 14 FLUID OUNCES.  14 WEIGHT ounces of flour is actually more than double that, once again proving that while this battle was sorta won, my long war with the oven is a LONG LONG way from over.

Considering these conversions involve arcane higher math, I'm saying "Screw it" and buying a scale.  At least what I made was edible - proves I can make SOMETHING.

Comments

[angharads-house.livejournal.com]

wants being said at least once, but metric units are a heck of a lot easier to use.... (ducking and running)

[jenndolari.livejournal.com]

I admit,metrics easier. No argument from me....

It's nice to think you're going 100MPH when you're actually doing 100KPH.

[carly-kai.livejournal.com]

I'm glad that I can buy clothes in an a rather arbitrary size 12 instead of by weight... give me a size 185 hon.

[jessie-c.livejournal.com]

In most recipes that make sense flour is measured in dry cups rather than weight, jsut to avoid that kind of mixup. I'm glad it turned out edible. You shoul dhave seen some of my disasters : )

[laura-seabrook.livejournal.com]

"cups" is generally safer because most are a standard size, and even if you don't have a proper measuring one, you probably have a cup somewhere (otherwise how to drink coffee?).

[chaoticset.livejournal.com]

"There is no piece of meat in my shop that is not the best."

If it's the first loaf you do, and it leads you to become more independant in some way, then it is simply perfect to begin with. :)

[laura-seabrook.livejournal.com]

Australia converted to metric a while back (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metrication_in_Australia), and I have no idea what a pound, stone or once is any more. People give me an equivalent like "x stone = y kilos" but it just doesn't have much meaning. Scales are good things in cooking, and I would suggest that you try that recipe again with the correct mix -  always better to get back on the horse (though mixing a bowl might be difficult up in the saddle).

[jessie-c.livejournal.com]

...(though mixing a bowl might be difficult up in the saddle).

Put a tight lid on it, hold on and gallop?

[laura-seabrook.livejournal.com]

Ha ha ha - pre-industrial food processors!