[snugs]

You are probably a good person to ask this. I have a lot of American recipes and I find it difficult to get the same result each time mainly due to the measuring issue. I suspect many recipes use oil rather than butter or marg is for this reason. I find it very difficult measuring fat how do you do it I am so used to weighing mine.

[NordP]

Oh snugs, I'm not so domesticated as I sound. I just used oil via a measuring cup for my muffins.

Hey--sorry to hear about that cruise ship! Did you hear the name of one of the rescue ships??? The Nord Norge rescued them!

Okay, I'm originally from MN and I don't know what in the heck would EVER possess a person to take a voyage in Antartic Ocean well off the tip of South America. -5 degress Celcius!!!! THEY'RE NUTS!!!!!!!!

Here's a little indication of where I think all vacations should take place (unless you're snow skiing ;-) ---> NordP

[SuziQ]

An item I use for measuring solid fats like butter or shortening is the Wonder Cup . I've had mine for probably 15 years and I love it! One of the reviews was saying it couldn't be used for liquids, but I've used mine for honey, so I know it can be used for really thick, sticky liquids.