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For example, in a recipe that calls for 10 pounds of flour and 5 pounds of water, the corresponding baker's percentages are 100% for the flour and 50% for the water. Because these percentages are stated with respect to the weight of flour rather than with respect to the weight of all ingredients, the sum of these percentages always exceeds 100%.
(As a sub-packaged unit, a stick of butter, at 1 ⁄ 4 lb [113 g], is a de facto measure in the US.) Some recipes may specify butter amounts called a pat (1 - 1.5 tsp) [26] or a knob (2 tbsp). [27] Cookbooks in Canada use the same system, although pints and gallons would be taken as their Imperial quantities unless specified otherwise ...
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It is most often used as a substitute for butter. Although originally made from animal fats, most margarine consumed today is made from vegetable oil . The spread was originally named oleomargarine from Latin for oleum (olive oil) and Greek margarite ("pearl", indicating luster).
Molly McButter is an American-made flavored butter substitute manufactured by B&G Foods. [1] Originally developed by food chemists at Alberto-Culver, it is a lower-calorie replacement for butter. [2] [3] As a result of its partially hydrogenated oil ingredient, Molly McButter contains trans fat. [4]
If a recipe calls for salted butter and you only have unsalted, it’s an easy fix: Simply add a small amount of salt to your ingredients (approximately ¼ teaspoon salt per ½ cup of butter).
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The stone remains widely used in the United Kingdom and Ireland for human body weight: in those countries people may commonly be said to weigh, e.g., "11 stone 4" (11 stones and 4 pounds), rather than "72 kilograms" as in most of the other countries, or "158 pounds", the conventional way of expressing the same weight in the US and in Canada. [38]