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Re:Betty Crocker broke recipes by shrinking boxes by saalweachter on Monday September 15, 2025 @07:03AM (#45248295)
One recipe in my family calls for butter "the size of two walnuts".
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Re:Betty Crocker broke recipes by shrinking boxes by davidinosauro on Tuesday September 16, 2025 @12:21AM (#45257996)
In Italy this is a fairly common expression.

I've typically (only?) seen it on savory recipes though. For cakes and cookies you'd have quantities in grams.

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