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Re:Betty Crocker broke recipes by shrinking boxes by Freak_NL on Monday September 15, 2025 @02:47AM (#45246819)
> […] in MKS units, preferring mass, when possible, over volume.

I can imagine the chagrin. Americans tend to measure a lot in cups, tablespoons, and teaspoons. Anyone who uses recipes from all over the world would be well advised to simply get a set of cups (get one that stacks the 1, ¾, ½, ⅓, ¼ measures etc. as a Matroska doll) and a ring of measuring spoons.

I hope you didn't take away her Fahrenheits too — nonsensical as they are to the rest of the world.

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Re:Betty Crocker broke recipes by shrinking boxes by closewith on Monday September 15, 2025 @04:29AM (#45247402)
You'll need many sets as US cup sizes are different to UK cup sizes and other customary units.
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Re:Betty Crocker broke recipes by shrinking boxes by Freak_NL on Monday September 15, 2025 @04:37AM (#45247453)
Not at all — just the US cups will do. Modern UK recipes tend to use tablespoons and teaspoons, but not cups.
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