![]() ![]() A liquid measuring cup provides “slosh” margin above the full-cup measure. The only reason for a liquid measure is to prevent spilling once the measurement is made.Īmericans have both “dry” and “wet” measuring cups is so, if you need a full cup of a liquid, you don’t spill it. In theory, the volume-based measure of, say a cup that can be leveled off at the top containing dry ingredients, should be exactly the same as for a liquid measure. Keep in mind that the whole point of having liquid measuring cups is to avoid spilling whatever one wishes to measure. (Frankly, I was pleased that someone else wanted something that I considered a fairly unusual item.) Alas, as I was shopping in a discount store, I had to inform her that I was buying the only one I saw. Interestingly, when I pointed my find out to the person at the cash register, she indicated that she wanted one as well. However, the one I recently bought really puts our awkward system into full light. customary units on one side (no, we don’t use the Imperial units we originally brought over with us from the U.K) and those of the metric system on the other side. Most glass measuring cups are fairly cleanly designed to show U.S. Hopefully, the visual complexity of one side compared with the other still comes across.Įvery once in a while I come across something that really lives up to the cliché of “a picture is worth a thousand words.” I thought I’d share the images above with you since it relates directly to our lack of metric system adoption. Most measuring cups use ink for contrast. ![]() This was really difficult to photograph since the units (cups and ounces on one side and milliliters on the other) are only embossed. ![]()
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