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k9zw wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-
challenges (like if it calls for 2-cents of butter or a penny packet of yeast, when was it written as depending on when that amount will vary a lot. Some are easier, like if a recipe calls for "eine pfund" it is either 500 grams (half a kilo) or 450 grams (the old true "pound").
Most of the time that 10% difference won't matter, but if you are doing something that reacts with other ingredients it might.
Quoting Poindexter Fortran to K9zw <=-
I have hand-written recipes that are all measured in currency or
pinches. I needed to remember that she was 4'10" and her pinches were smaller than mine!
Laugh. Before my grandmother passed away my mother made her make the treats we all loved and she measured how much was a pinch, handful, smidgeon etc. So there's always two versions of the recipe when you
get one that was Granny's. The one she wrote, and mom's translation following it.
Quoting Spectre to Tiny <=-
I think we haad a few like that. Lost to time now unfortunately. But
we had non-recipes.... it had to look and feel like this when it was
ready to bake.. no hard or fast recipe... mostly things like scones.