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    From Denis Mosko@2:5064/54.1315 to All on Wed Nov 4 19:39:44 2020
    To suit the dish with which pickles are to be served, use these herb
    combinations:
    +------------------------------------------------------------------+
    | Turkey or Fowl: |
    | 1/3 tsp. marjoram and 2/3 tsp. celery seed; -OR- 1 tsp. tarragon |
    | |
    | Beef: |
    | 1/2 tsp. rosemary and 1/2 tsp. thyme |
    | |
    | Ham or Pork: |
    | 1/2 tsp. celery seed and 1/2 tsp. sweet basil |
    | |
    | Fish: |
    | 1 tsp. dill seed or dill weed |
    | |
    | Lamb: |
    | 3/4 tsp. thyme and 1/4 tsp. marjoram; -OR- 1 tsp. curry powder |
    | |
    | Veal: |
    | 1/2 tsp. Tabasco sauce and 1/2 tsp. marjoram; -OR- |
    | 1/2 tsp. tabasco sauce and 1/2 tsp. sweet basil |
    +------------------------------------------------------------------+

    Pierce each fig with a fork. Place in saucepan with remaining
    ingredients. Cover tightly and simmer for about 40 minutes or until figs
    appear to be slightly transparent. Add a little water if needed.

    WHAT is "tsp."?

    --- GoldED+/W32-MINGW 1.1.5-b20120519 (Kubik 3.0)
    * Origin: I use Russian version of Office Excel. (2:5064/54.1315)
  • From Dallas Hinton@1:153/7715 to Denis Mosko on Wed Nov 4 12:14:22 2020
    Hi, Denis -- on Nov 04 2020 at 19:39, you wrote:

    | 1/2 tsp. Tabasco sauce and 1/2 tsp. marjoram; -OR- |
    | 1/2 tsp. tabasco sauce and 1/2 tsp. sweet basil |
    +------------------------------------------------------------------+

    WHAT is "tsp."?

    It really isn't necessary to quote the entire recipe -- the couple of
    line quoted above are enough to give us context, in my opinion.

    tsp is the customary abbreviation for "teaspoon", and in the same way,
    tbs (sometimes tbp) is the abbreviation for "tablespoon".


    Cheers... Dallas

    --- timEd/NT 1.30+
    * Origin: The BandMaster, Vancouver, CANADA (1:153/7715)
  • From Denis Mosko@2:5064/54.1315 to Dallas Hinton on Thu Nov 5 03:59:50 2020
    Dallas!

    | 1/2 tsp. Tabasco sauce and 1/2 tsp. marjoram; -OR-|
    | 1/2 tsp. tabasco sauce and 1/2 tsp. sweet basil |
    +---------------------------------------------------+
    WHAT is "tsp."?
    tsp is the customary abbreviation for "teaspoon", and in the same way,
    tbs (sometimes tbp) is the abbreviation for "tablespoon".
    And teaspoon is smaller when tablespoon
    is bigger ... @Vancouver, CANADA? In Russia - is.

    --- GoldED+/W32-MINGW 1.1.5-b20120519 (Kubik 3.0)
    * Origin: В начале было слово. В конце будет ориджин. (2:5064/54.1315)
  • From Dallas Hinton@1:153/7715 to Denis Mosko on Wed Nov 4 17:21:08 2020
    Hi, Denis -- on Nov 05 2020 at 03:59, you wrote:

    And teaspoon is smaller when tablespoon
    is bigger ... @Vancouver, CANADA? In Russia - is.


    Yes, 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon


    Cheers... Dallas

    --- timEd/NT 1.30+
    * Origin: The BandMaster, Vancouver, CANADA (1:153/7715)
  • From Denis Mosko@2:5064/54.1315 to Dallas Hinton on Thu Nov 5 05:28:16 2020
    Dallas!

    And teaspoon is smaller when tablespoon
    is bigger ... @Vancouver, CANADA? In Russia - is.
    Yes, 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
    Do You have 3 teaspoons and 1 tablespoon?
    I have 1 tbs. and 3 tsp.(1 for tea,
    1 for me,
    1 for free).

    --- GoldED+/W32-MINGW 1.1.5-b20120519 (Kubik 3.0)
    * Origin: В начале было слово. В конце будет ориджин. (2:5064/54.1315)
  • From Dallas Hinton@1:153/7715 to Denis Mosko on Wed Nov 4 22:08:31 2020
    Hi, Denis -- on Nov 05 2020 at 05:28, you wrote:

    Yes, 3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon

    Do You have 3 teaspoons and 1 tablespoon?
    I have 1 tbs. and 3 tsp.(1 for tea,
    1 for me,
    1 for free).

    3 teaspoons-1 tablespoon in "official" North American cooking measurements.

    In tableware for meals, we have many more utensils. We call each set a "Place setting" which would typically consist of a table knife (i.e., not very sharp!), a salad/dessert fork, a dinner fork, a soup/dessert spoon, a
    teaspoon (for coffee or tea), A typical household would probably have several place settings,
    often purchased as a package deal.

    There are other tableware utensils which are much less common, such as a
    butter knife, a fork for eating snails, etc., but most of us don't own such things. In very formal circles the salad and dessert fork, and soup and
    dessert spoon would be different sizes--but again in the typical
    household they're the same size and can be used for either purpose.

    Then we could get into glasses; white and red wine glasses, sherry glasses, liqueur
    glasses....I just use a tumbler!!

    Cheers... Dallas

    --- timEd/NT 1.30+
    * Origin: The BandMaster, Vancouver, CANADA (1:153/7715)
  • From Ardith Hinton@1:153/716 to Dallas Hinton on Sat Nov 14 16:24:36 2020
    Hi, Dallas! Recently you wrote in a message to Denis Mosko:

    tsp is the customary abbreviation for "teaspoon",


    With or without the period, yes.



    and in the same way, tbs (sometimes tbp) is the
    abbreviation for "tablespoon".


    The one I see most often is "tbsp(.)", but some people evidently like to use the same number of letters in both... and I gather from the articles you found that in the UK various other abbreviations may also be used.

    A further complication is that in older British recipes & possibly in Australian recipes one tbsp. = four tsp. When we were in high school, a friend told me her mother... who had grown up in the UK... didn't realize Canadians do things differently until a cooking attempt failed to turn out as expected. :-Q




    --- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+
    * Origin: Wits' End, Vancouver CANADA (1:153/716)
  • From Anton Shepelev@2:221/6 to Dallas Hinton on Sun Jan 31 15:11:58 2021
    Dallas Hinton:

    It really isn't necessary to quote the entire recipe

    Nor to title it "Office Excel" :-)

    tsp is the customary abbreviation for "teaspoon", and in
    the same way, tbs (sometimes tbp) is the abbreviation
    for "tablespoon".

    To complicate matters, experienced cooks discern level
    teaspon, rounded teaspoon, and heaping teaspoon. Because of
    coffee's steep repose angle, I measure it by what I might
    call overhanging spoon.

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