We have two sets of measuring cups... a white set that was really cheap that doesn't have any designated lines to tell you where the exact named measurement actually is; and a black set that has lines, giving you a precise measurement.
Tonight as we are waiting for our beans to cook for dinner...
Edith: Tonight I'm doing everything in serving sizes. I've measured out everything precisely and we're eating the recommended serving for each item of food we eat for dinner.
Paul: Great! We eat too much. This will be good.
Edith: I measured one cup of uncooked rice because one serving, according to the box, is 1/2 cup of uncooked rice. It's me and you... that's 1 cup of uncooked rice.
Paul: So, which measuring cup did you use?
Edith: The white one.
Paul: That one is way too big. It's more than a cup.
Edith: A cup is a cup. One cup is 8 ounces. It has always been that way.
Paul: Yes, but "they" have made the cup bigger to make America fat.
Edith: Oh "they" have not. A cup is a cup. Who are "they"?
Paul: Where's the black one cup measuring cup?
Edith: In the oatmeal container. I always just leave it in there because we have oatmeal so often it's just easier.
Paul: I've had the black one a long time. It has designated lines that tell you exactly where one cup is.
Edith: Let's do a little test shall we? You do your cup, I'll do mine.
(We proceed to pour water into each measuring cup and pour the contents into three identical glasses. I do it twice - my cupper has a spout - so I measure up to the spout and also above the spout to the very top edge of the cupper because there are no designated lines.)
Paul: Hmmm.
Edith: So, if measured UP TO the spout, my measurement is equal to yours.
Paul: The difference is insignificant. But your cupper does not tell you, with lines, where the "one cup" measurement is. So if you wanted a precise cup it would not be a good cup to use.
Edith: Well, it's a good thing we did this.
Paul: Yes.
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