Recipe measurement translation please

Babrew


Joined: 15/09/2010
Posts: 486

Message Posted:
30/10/2010 11:04

Found this drink mix on line and looks like American, does anyone know the equivalent measures



You need:

1 can frozen orange juice (ab. 12 oz)

1 can frozen lemonade (ab. 12 oz)

7 cups water

1/2 cup sugar

4 bags of tea

12(+) oz amaretto

1 liter of 7-Up

yenibob


Joined: 13/10/2010
Posts: 1203

Message Posted:
30/10/2010 11:05

Google knows. Don't be lazy. Or just but a pyrex jug!

proger1



Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 2919

Message Posted:
30/10/2010 11:14

You have to be kidding me, you would really rather type it here than just go to google or ask or bing or alta vista or a miriad of other search engines which will probably give you covertions to several different measures.



I really can't believe this is not a wind up.

jock1



Joined: 06/01/2008
Posts: 3786

Message Posted:
30/10/2010 11:25

Did you get the BA before the brew

Clarissa2


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Posts: 1476

Message Posted:
30/10/2010 11:29

Re : Msg 1,





And after the brew call paramedics as the person who drinks it will slide into diabetic coma!

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
30/10/2010 11:45

RE msg 1, Babrew (and many others): It looks like the whole world knows how to use the Google search engine - except many Brits on this board.

Type, without the brackets [ American measures ] in the Google search window at ( http://www.google.com ) and "About 89,100,000 results in 0.10 seconds" are given for free at http://www.google.com/search?q=american+measures&hl=en&num=10&lr=&ft=i&cr=&safe=images

Difficult, eh?

"To convert US fluid ounces to British fluid ounces - multiply by 1.04

To convert US pints to British pints - multiply by 0.83"

Babrew


Joined: 15/09/2010
Posts: 486

Message Posted:
30/10/2010 12:30

yes exactly Dutch.



I dont even know what ab means in the recipe but assume its 12 fl oz.

Or the + sign for 12 fl oz amareto!



will try and find on google, thanks.

ianwfs


Joined: 08/01/2008
Posts: 563

Message Posted:
30/10/2010 12:58

In the "old days", when I had to calculate weight and balance on aircraft, some companies and/or types of aircraft calculated fuel requirements in Kilos, some in pounds, some imperial gallons and some US gallons. You had to make sure you were using the correct charts.

All our weights were in Kilos, but lengths were inches, so balance was calculated in KG/Ins (Unless you had the odd renegade that used Lbs, then you had Lb/Ins)

proger1



Joined: 18/04/2009
Posts: 2919

Message Posted:
30/10/2010 13:02

I doubt if even google could assist me with the relevence of that unless of course babrew got the mixture sorted and ian is the guinea pig for the cocktail

harita


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 1343

Message Posted:
30/10/2010 15:42

Definitely a "wind up"

Even Paul Daniels would find it difficult to get frozen orange juice oout of a can ..

LaptaMike


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Posts: 1679

Message Posted:
30/10/2010 15:47

I remember frozen orange juice from when I was a kid. ;-)

Pugwash


Joined: 06/09/2010
Posts: 1797

Message Posted:
30/10/2010 15:59

Still both popular in the USA mike, not seen in the UK for a while now.

Babrew


Joined: 15/09/2010
Posts: 486

Message Posted:
30/10/2010 18:13

yes this recipe is odd. Ok I can freeze my own orange juice but it says mix all the ingred together, well how can you mix frozen juice and then it says freeze again, well whats the point of buying it frozen or freezing it in the first place!



You need:

1 can frozen orange juice (ab. 12 oz)

1 can frozen lemonade (ab. 12 oz)

7 cups water

1/2 cup sugar

4 bags of tea

12(+) oz amaretto

1 liter of 7-Up



Steep the tea in about 2-4 cups of water for a few minutes. Throw tea bags out. Mix all ingredients together (except the 7-Up) thoroughly. Freeze overnight (I like to freeze them in gladware containers so they make big cubes of ice).



Prepare about 30 minutes before serving time: put punch ice blocks into punch bowl, then pour 7-Up over the top to taste. This recipe makes about 3+ gallons.

Babrew


Joined: 15/09/2010
Posts: 486

Message Posted:
30/10/2010 18:27

oh ive got to make this now to freeze overnight. HELP...anybody. If it makes 3 gallons (11 litres) do you think

(ab 12oz) means 12 oz weight on the scales or 12 fluid ounzes (3 1/2 ml)?

harita


Joined: 14/08/2008
Posts: 1343

Message Posted:
30/10/2010 23:25

LaptaMike .. Message 11



So do I .. It was on a stick, we called them ice lollies ..



Not in a can ..

Lilli



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Posts: 13081

Message Posted:
30/10/2010 23:29

harita i think they were called jubbly or something like that. xxxx remember del boys saying lovely jubbly xxxxx