Unutterably Silly So what are you doing RIGHT NOW?

[montsnmags]

Originally Posted by Slite

We usually measure "dry" goods in deciliters here. And as for the "chokladbollar", the exact measurments arent all that crucial

btw, Chokladbollar translated to english means Chocolateballs

They look like Rum Balls (a Christmas standard 'round here, though I've never liked them because of the rum and the coconut).

Cheers,
Marc

[nomesque]

Originally Posted by Slite

The dogs seem to enjoy the smell though

But dogs also enjoy crocodile breath, which is even worse than fermented herrings, if you can imagine it. And run up to the crocs to sniff them, and get eaten. Dogs are, occasionally, immensely stupid.

[Slite]

Originally Posted by nomesque

But dogs also enjoy crocodile breath, which is even worse than fermented herrings, if you can imagine it. And run up to the crocs to sniff them, and get eaten. Dogs are, occasionally, immensely stupid.

You are serious aren't you? That is without a doubt the stupidest thing ever. It's even stupider than my mom and dads old golden Retreiver whe fell for the trick with the cookie and the livingroom table with glasstop about a gazillon times and never could understand why he couldnt get to the cookie through the glass

[montsnmags]

Originally Posted by nomesque

But dogs also enjoy crocodile breath, which is even worse than fermented herrings, if you can imagine it. And run up to the crocs to sniff them, and get eaten. Dogs are, occasionally, immensely stupid.

Maggie was like that with the small python (only 1m long) near the spa. It struck at her a couple of times, but she kept shoving her nose through the spa-fence in curiosity. We didn't let her know about the big one upstairs.

Cheers,
Marc

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by Slite

Ingredients

<snip>

Serve chilled

You can leave the coffe out of the mix if you like, works fine without.

Thanks. I will try this, most certainly! Without the coffee though (don't even have that in the house)

Originally Posted by nomesque

I much prefer 'one cup of flour' as opposed to '100g of flour' (or whatever the weight of 1 cup of flour is).

I would've translated '1 dl' into '100ml' or '2/5 cup'.

I like the weight better. How big is a cup?

Originally Posted by Slite

We usually measure "dry" goods in deciliters here. And as for the "chokladbollar", the exact measurments arent all that crucial

btw, Chokladbollar translated to english means Chocolateballs

Chocolade ballen! Man, that name only will make my mouth water...

Originally Posted by Slite

Well, "soupbollar" would be kind of hard to accomplish, unless of course you make it from gaspacho and freeze them But then, it would just be icecream, right?

Or maybe surströmmings-bollar?

soep ballen (soupballs) are easy to make. You take some ground beef, add some spices to it and make it into small balls (about 1-2cm diameter). And add it to the soup. Done!

[nomesque]

Originally Posted by Slite

You are serious aren't you? That is without a doubt the stupidest thing ever. It's even stupider than my mom and dads old golden Retreiver whe fell for the trick with the cookie and the livingroom table with glasstop about a gazillon times and never could understand why he couldnt get to the cookie through the glass

Uh huh. Crocs love it. All they have to do is lumber up onto land and open their mouths. It's like meals on wheels, without the wheels. Lucky for Aussie dogs, people <em>usually</em> keep a bit of distance between themselves and crocs, meaning that the dogs rarely get the opportunity to sniff the best smell since herrings went feral.

[Dylrob]

I'm thinking about what I should do come April 1.

[Slite]

Originally Posted by Dylrob

I'm thinking about what I should do come April 1.

You like planning ahead, right?

[ravenne]

Originally Posted by Dylrob

I'm thinking about what I should do come April 1.

And I thought I was early thinking about Christmas presents right now! (hey, not my fault, they already sell gingerbread in supermarkets!)

[vivaldirules]

Originally Posted by Slite

You like planning ahead, right?

Perhaps he should whip out Excel and do a little proactive retro-planning, eh?

[Sweetpea]

Originally Posted by ravenne

And I thought I was early thinking about Christmas presents right now! (hey, not my fault, they already sell gingerbread in supermarkets!)

bah, already bought those presents a few months ago...

[pshrynk]

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

aw, sparrow, and back in post number 7718 i thought we were kindred spirits ! trust me, it's not saving me any time, on the contrary. and there is nothing automated about this retro-planning. alas. oh well. hey, since you love excel so much, any chance i could get you to finish my retro-planning ? it's almost done, really ! i have to send it off tomorrow, so it's a bit urgent, but there's really not much left to do...

Send it to me, I'll take care of it. Do you suppose that the outline for the next Harv and Vera saga, "Harv and Vera's Amazon Adventure" would do the trick for them?

[Patricia]

Most American cookery books use volume measurements, and a cup is a standard size (8 fluid ounces).
British recipes generally measure by weight. Older books use imperial pounds and ounces; newer ones are metric. My scales will switch between metric and imperial at the touch of a button. And I've got a set of U.S. measuring cups.

The other thing to remember is that an American pint is 16 fluid ounces, while a British Imperial pint is 20 fluid ounces. (A litre is 35 fluid ounces.)

[Slite]

Originally Posted by Patricia

Most American cookery books use volume measurements, and a cup is a standard size (8 fluid ounces).
British recipes generally measure by weight. Older books use imperial pounds and ounces; newer ones are metric. My scales will switch between metric and imperial at the touch of a button. And I've got a set of U.S. measuring cups.

The other thing to remember is that an American pint is 16 fluid ounces, while a British Imperial pint is 20 fluid ounces. (A litre is 35 fluid ounces.)

Gah! Can't we just decide on one fricking system? Ounces here, decilitres there. Oh, wait, right... Queen Z, Montsnmags Enterprizes, world domination... never mind, won't be a problem for much longer!

[kazbates]

Originally Posted by Patricia

Most American cookery books use volume measurements, and a cup is a standard size (8 fluid ounces).
British recipes generally measure by weight. Older books use imperial pounds and ounces; newer ones are metric. My scales will switch between metric and imperial at the touch of a button. And I've got a set of U.S. measuring cups.

The other thing to remember is that an American pint is 16 fluid ounces, while a British Imperial pint is 20 fluid ounces. (A litre is 35 fluid ounces.)

A cup here in the USA is also 8 ounces by weight. We use two different types of measuring cups, one specifically designed for measuring dry ingredients and another specifically for liquid ingredients. Having said that, one of my favorite foodnetwork tv chefs (Alton Brown) suggests that we should always use a scale to weigh dry ingredients for better accuracy particularly when baking. Of course, he's more like the Science Guy of Cooking, hence the reason I like him.