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[pensnest]

How does one measure 3/4 cup butter without going mad?

Seriously. I don't use cup measurements often, but butter measured in a cup sounds ridiculous. What do I do?

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[originalrahrah.livejournal.com]

is it a matter of conversion or convenience? does the butter wrapper have markings? do you have a measuring cup?

[pensnest]

I think it's mostly that I am baffled at the idea of measuring butter in 'cups'. Because, no. I'm prepared to look up (yet again, as it is information that refuses to stay in my head) the size of a 'stick' of American butter (ours are bigger), because that is a sensible way to measure the stuff. Otherwise, butter must be weighed!

I do have a set of measuring cups, and for sugar, or water, etc, this system perfectly sensible. (Though see hsw's comment above re measuring flour in cups - that's a lot of trouble to go to!) But to be asked to add 3/4 cup of butter makes no sense to me. :-)

[(Anonymous)]

OK. I don't know where I saw this but if you put 1/4 cup water into the measuring cup and then put in the chunks of butter until it hits the 1 cup line, you will have 3/4 cup butter. The butter and the water don't mix so just pour off the water and use the butter. It works for me.