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Gerbie 06-09-2016 05:53 AM

Jus a "hair more" - I have always thought it strange when making candy or some icing, that you need the cooking syrup to spin a thread or form a ball in cold water. Just a bit or just a tad more, a split second or a mite more. Different cultures and different areas have different sayings for things, time and amounts.

chris_quilts 06-09-2016 07:47 AM

How about "it's over yonder?" Yonder is very subjective and could mean in the next room or the next state, etc. My grandmother always said when we asked how much farther that it was just a hop skip and a jump away.
Fixing to leave soon - my father's phrase meant between 5 minutes and an hour we'd be leaving.

Sew Freak 06-09-2016 01:53 PM


Originally Posted by dunster (Post 7571267)
They're all equal to a scosh, except for a generous, which is equal to a scosh more.

I couldn't agree more....LOL!!!!

barny 06-09-2016 02:00 PM

At our house we laugh and say "dreckly" or directly. 2 different times to leave.ha

TacoMama 06-09-2016 05:36 PM

Love this! I would love to find the measurements for these.

madamekelly 06-09-2016 10:37 PM

The measurement that always made me smile when I lived in Texas was "Q- How far is it? A-About three hours." They measure distance by how long it takes to get there!

RuthiesRetreat3 06-11-2016 07:22 AM

No one mentioned "a handful". That's how mom taught me to bake, measuring sugar, flour, etc. My handful was a lot smaller than her handful. And a handful was much larger than a "palmful".

Mariposa 06-11-2016 07:32 AM

am leaving "pretty soon"-could mean 5 minutes, or an hour- ?

be "right there"-

"almost done"-

add a little skootch- just a bit more, a pinch or a dash, etc.

I also have some of those little measuring spoons of "dash, pinch, etc. I think I can still find them too~ :)

lynnie 06-11-2016 04:11 PM

"it's a good mile", was further than a regular mile
or a good hour, meant more than 60 minutes but less than a hour and 15 minutes.

lynnie 06-11-2016 04:11 PM

I got those measuring spoons at Michaels about 8 yrs ago. still have a set someplace.
it would take me a good hour to search them out.


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