I'm pretty sure I couldn't handle watching Intervention, although I probably could use the information contained within. I have enough peripheral heartbreak, thankyewverymuch.
Death is your art. You make it with your hands day after day. That final gasp, that look of peace. And part of you is desperate to know: What's it like? Where does it lead you? And now you see, that's the secret. Not the punch you didn't throw or the kicks you didn't land. She really wanted it. Every Slayer has a death wish. Even you.
Spike ,'Conversations with Dead People'
Natter 62: The 62nd Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Liese S. - Dec 14, 2008 4:33:49 pm PST #6130 of 10002
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
sarameg - Dec 14, 2008 4:37:14 pm PST #6131 of 10002
it, google random brownie recipes and go with the measurements that match the flour to butter ratio. Mine are also 4 oz sticks and they are standard-in-my-life sizes.
erikaj - Dec 14, 2008 4:38:51 pm PST #6132 of 10002
"Somewhere in this building is our talent." Toby Ziegler, my spirit animal
I've tried, because I'm fascinated with that subject, but so far, I just feel dirty. And not the fun kind. Like I'm peeping and shit.
Amy - Dec 14, 2008 4:39:14 pm PST #6133 of 10002
Because books.
A regular stick is always a half cup, or four ounces. Does the stick look extra big?
I would go with the "one stick" direction, and assume the eight ounces was a typo. Two sticks seems like a lot.
Jesse - Dec 14, 2008 4:39:18 pm PST #6134 of 10002
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
A stick would be four ounces by logic -- the box is a pound, and it has four sticks, right? 16 oz in a lb, 16/4=4.
sarameg - Dec 14, 2008 4:41:07 pm PST #6135 of 10002
Super buttery brownies at ita's!
Hil R. - Dec 14, 2008 4:42:26 pm PST #6136 of 10002
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
If the recipe isn't American, though, it'll be different. European butter comes in different sizes.
dcp - Dec 14, 2008 4:48:59 pm PST #6137 of 10002
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
ita, I'd say the typo is more likely to be in the recipe than on the butter. Standard US packaging is 4 oz. per stick.
The brownie recipe I like uses 4 oz. melted butter per batch, one batch per 8"x8"x2" pan, and they are very rich.
eta: Hah! Wow, look at the x-posts!
§ ita § - Dec 14, 2008 5:08:31 pm PST #6138 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I hate to assume that Cook's Illustrated ever makes a mistake, so maybe more fool me. We shall see in about an hour.
sarameg - Dec 14, 2008 5:11:03 pm PST #6139 of 10002
Well, even if they were wrong, it just mean super gooey brownies, right? Or double volume. Either way, it is still brownies. Spoon or extra.