2026-09-26 11:57 UTC
@tiggy@mastodonapp.uk @PhilthyPierre@mastodonapp.uk @uc@mastodon.scot @Fasgadh@mastodon.scot @kibcol1049@mstdn.social my mum always used the 2 eggs as weights to measure the other 3 ingredients. When I tell people that, I then have to explain how traditional balance scales work 🙄
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@uc@mastodon.scot 2026-09-26 13:03
@outinthehills@mastodon.scot @tiggy@mastodonapp.uk @PhilthyPierre@mastodonapp.uk @Fasgadh@mastodon.scot @kibcol1049@mstdn.social Do you wear a blindfold and loose toga when weighing, or explain in a different manner?
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@TimWardCam@c.im 2026-09-26 13:38
@outinthehills@mastodon.scot @tiggy@mastodonapp.uk @PhilthyPierre@mastodonapp.uk @uc@mastodon.scot @Fasgadh@mastodon.scot @kibcol1049@mstdn.social When I asked my mother for a recipe for a particular cake the reply was four numbers, eg "6, 4, 4, 3", being, possibly in the wrong order, ounces of flour, fat and sugar, and number of eggs.