"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
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Farm1 wrote:
"David Hare-Scott" wrote in message
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Farm1 wrote:
"Billy" wrote in message

It's all very confusing when you're used to 16 ounces to a pint,

That is precisley what my sodding Pyrezx measuring jugs made in the
US keep trying to tell me.

Every time I drag them out of the cupboard, I correct them and tell
them in no uncertain terms that there are 20 ounces in a Pint but
they are totally recalitrant an drefuse to believe it and will never
correct their erroneous markings. I have to always make sure that I
add the extra 4 ounces or otherwise I'd be short in my Pint
measures.

I am sorry to tell you that even then you don't have an imperial
pint as their fluid ounce isn't the same as an imperial one.

An imperial pint is about 19.2 fluid oz US.

:-(((( You mean I'm going ot have to lie with my head level with the
marking on the jug and then add a dollop extra?

Far be it for me to suggest where you keep your head in relation to your
feet.


Here I was feeling near enough was good enough by just gluggin more
into the Pyrex jug till it was almost overflowing because I was too
darned idle to empty it and then remeasure another 4 ounces.

It depends on what you are doing. Making soup:forget it. Making bread:
maybe be more careful.

Nah! I can make bread with my eyes closed and have done so regularly for at
least 40 years so IME, the 'feel' of the bread during the making is more
important than the measures.