Show Inaccurate Measurements Measurement Plague to Home Cooking NEW YORK According According to home horn economic experts housewives' housewives chief chiei troubles in turning up with flat cakes porous muffins and other dis dis- disagreeable di disagreeable agreeable kitchen results stem di dl directly directly from improper measure ments And they add the measuring measuring ing errors are not always the faull fault of the cook because some measure measuring ing lug devices arent aren't accurate ac Many of these instruments de de- despite despite spite clear markings and stamps arent aren't all the readings say they are And the experts continue its it's a a sit situation to investigate before com corn complaining about the flour other in in- ingredients ingredients or the stove I Not all kitchen measuring utensils sils are inaccurate At least three manufacturers two of aluminum and one of glass make proud boasts of having correct measure measure- measurements measurements ments clearly labeled The trouble is its it's hard hald to tell when a measuring utensil is off oft Recent informal tests of measuring cups showed some of them to be as much as third one-third off either over over- oversize oversize size or on the skimpy side Three out of four were inaccurate Any of these faulty measures is capable of ruining any number of carefully compounded dishes Food manufacturers have been aware of this situation for a long time time and and also of ot the housewife's habit of using any handy piece of flat silver to silver to measure quantities In an effort to make recipes foolproof some concerns have been providing their own measures Manufacturers of unflavored tine usually package exact quantities gela ties hes of their product in individual envelopes e Each envelope is de de- desIgned designed signed to be combined with a pint of water to make the a gelatine food of proper consistency Of at course even this hIS plan can be thrown out of ot gear if the he water measure is out of line too far |