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Re:Show HN: I built a no-BS recipe search engine by jonathankoren on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @11:47AM (#29164025)
The reason why volume measurements developed in the US rather mass measurements can be traced back to Frankie Farmer’s The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book of 1896. The first cookbook with accurate and repeatable recipes. Volume measurements were a practical matter. Every kitchen had measuring cups. No one had a scale.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Boston_Cooking-School_Cook...

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Re:Show HN: I built a no-BS recipe search engine by Mikeb85 on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @12:10PM (#29164328)
And now you can buy a digital scale for like $20. It's the 21st century, weight measurements are way more accurate, easier too for small quantities.
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Re:Show HN: I built a no-BS recipe search engine by jonathankoren on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @04:53PM (#29168023)
It's almost as if legacy recipes don't exist, nor are very important to people, nor have working knowledge built around these units.
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Re:Show HN: I built a no-BS recipe search engine by Mikeb85 on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @07:08PM (#29169323)
And? Legacy units can be converted.

I've got cookbooks that date back to the 17th century. Lots of recipes from the 19th century. And old family recipes too. Doesn't mean I won't use metric and weights when I create new recipes, write recipes down, etc... And all my professional cookbooks are metric and by weight.

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Re:Show HN: I built a no-BS recipe search engine by _carbyau_ on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @06:46PM (#29169127)
While this is true and adds effort, it is relatively easy to convert them too.
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Re:Show HN: I built a no-BS recipe search engine by bluGill on Tuesday November 09, 2021 @07:03PM (#29169278)
Interesting, the 1860 historical farm I toured as a kid had a balance and they were careful to not have volume measures at all in the house. Most general store exhibits of that time have kitchen scales and no volume measures.
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