-=> JIM WELLER wrote to DAVE DRUM <=-

 DD> According to Kenmore/Cuisinart that's a 12 cup brewer.
 DD> According to my usual coffee cup/mug it's 6 cups.

 JW> That's because a standard coffee "cup" worldwide is 6 oz while an
 JW> American coffee mug is 12 oz. which important to know when someone
 JW> says use 1 tb coffee per cup; they mean a 6 oz cup.

IOW "cup" is marketroid speak. A standard measuring cup is 8 oz. A 6 oz.
cup is more like a tea cup than a coffee cup. That sort of measure should
have gone out with "dessert spoon" and the like.
 
I used a "standard" scoop (from a Country Time lemonade mix container)
for years. Finally I decided to load a filter as if making a pot of joe
and then decant the dry coffee grounds into an empty, washed soup can.
Then I altered the can to hold exactly that amount of my preferred
coffee (Maxwell House Ultra Bold), silver soldered a rim onto the raw
edge of the can and affixed a handle. It's especially hand when getting
to the end of a container as I can decant the coffee grounds into the
measure rather than digging around in the plastic tub to get the last
grain of coffee. Plus it's a bit more consistent than the Mark I eyeball.

Bv)=

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Mrs. Hooker's Coffee Loaf Cake w/Special Coffee Frosting
 Categories: Desserts, Cakes, Nuts, Chocolate
      Yield: 1 Cake
 
    3/4 c  Butter; softened
  2 1/4 c  Brown sugar
      3 oz Unsweetened chocolate;
           - melted
      3 c  Flour
      4 ts Baking powder
    1/2 ts Ground mace
    1/2 ts Ground cinnamon
    1/2 ts Salt
      1 c  Strong black coffee; cold
      4 lg Eggs
      2 c  Chopped walnuts; for topping

MMMMM------------------SPECIAL COFFEE FROSTING-----------------------
      1 c  Very strong black coffee
      1 tb Vanilla
           Powdered sugar; as required
           - (about 1 pound)
 
  Set oven @ 350┬░F/175┬░C.
  
  Grease and lightly flour a large (9" X 5" loaf pan.
  
  Put butter and brown sugar in a large wooden mixing
  bowl. Beat together until they are nicely creamed.
  Stir in melted chocolate.
  
  Sift together in a separate mixing bowl the flour,
  baking powder, mace, cinnamon, and salt. Stir this in
  with ingredients in first bowl, alternately, with cold
  coffee. Drop in eggs, one at a time, beating each in
  thoroughly. Set aside momentarily. Put mixture in
  prepared pan.
  
  Bake about 50 minutes. When done, let cake cool in pan.
  
  MAKE THE FROSTING: Put cold black coffee and vanilla in
  a wooden mixing bowl. Beat in powdered sugar until
  mixture becomes stiff enough to spread.
  
  Turn cooled cake out on plate. Spread Special Coffee
  Frosting liberally on top and sides of cake. Sprinkle
  top of cake thickly with chopped walnuts.
  
  "Mrs. Hooker's special Christmas treat. Major General
  Joseph Hooker was aptly called Fightin' Joe as a result
  of his many daring exploits on the battlefield during
  the Civil War."
  
  Source: Best of the Best from Tennessee by Gwen McKee,
  Barbara Moseley and Tupper England
  
  From: http://www.recipelink.com
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives
 
MMMMM

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