I (mostly) agree, though you've got to watch out with eggs - you're probably safe if you use medium eggs, but large are, well, a bit too large for old recipes.
What really baffles me, though, is why anyone would want to halve the quantities of a cheesecake recipe. Double, yes, I can understand that, especially if you want it to do a second meal. But halve?
Incidentally, a cup is a standard American volume measure. 8 fluid ounces, if you want to use an ordinary measuring jug rather than investing in special measures (I have them, and use them all the time, as for most baking, it's a lot less faffing about than weighing ingredients). Or an old-fashioned tea-cup (but not so old fashioned you're meant to drink out of the saucer, of course. Tea cup sizes have changed as much as eggs).
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Date: 2009-12-14 04:23 pm (UTC)What really baffles me, though, is why anyone would want to halve the quantities of a cheesecake recipe. Double, yes, I can understand that, especially if you want it to do a second meal. But halve?
Incidentally, a cup is a standard American volume measure. 8 fluid ounces, if you want to use an ordinary measuring jug rather than investing in special measures (I have them, and use them all the time, as for most baking, it's a lot less faffing about than weighing ingredients). Or an old-fashioned tea-cup (but not so old fashioned you're meant to drink out of the saucer, of course. Tea cup sizes have changed as much as eggs).