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Oh I see so many already that my family uses, but I do not see:
A drop, which can be as small as a droplet of blood on a quilt, or the drop of wine that filled a 9 oz glass before I pricked my finger. A bit further, can be another block away or a 1/2 day's drive, depending on perspective. Oh, once I start to think about it, I can remember more, words that I use without thinking. How big is a knob of butter? A lump of coal is not the same size as a lump of sugar. |
those nips and tucks can run $thousands of dollars
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I found an old, old bottle of cough syrup, and it said it had a "minum" of codeine it. Never found out how much that was!
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I think "scant quarter inch" belongs on this list...just as mysterious to measure as some of these!
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Here's one that my dear aunt used lots... there's "just a little nose hole" left. I never questioned it when I was growing up, but later I realized how gross it really sounds!
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Originally Posted by dove1615
(Post 7572410)
Here's one that my dear aunt used lots... there's "just a little nose hole" left. I never questioned it when I was growing up, but later I realized how gross it really sounds!
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Originally Posted by lynnie
(Post 7571539)
what about a smidge, is that more or less than a pinch.
I once got my son (in culinary school at that time) measuring spoons of a bit, smidge, tad ect. gave one to his chef too. I though they were cute. |
My best friend's mother was teaching me to make her fruit kuchen - her measurement was, "You add......whatever.... until it looks like this." We did this before we had video machines and cel phones.
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Two very common South African ones:
I'm going 'just now' - which means anything from 15 minutes to an hour, and I'm going 'now now' - which means any time from 5 minutes to around 20 minutes but not immediately |
Dunster,
I was going to add that measurement, but was not sure of the spelling. I can't remember if a smidge was included, so I will add it. |
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