Ah! I am pleased to inform you that the reason your wife had not heard of a yard of ale was that she didn't grow up with my dad (or at least, only for very small stretches, occasionally). Dad made sure I was quite well informed on the beautiful idea of a yard of beer, including the apocryphal origin story about stage coach drivers. :)
I *much* prefer cooking by volume, though I believe that for some higher end, finicky baking weight is better. I was quite flabbergasted when visiting friends in Chester and I learned they never, ever, ever cooked with simple volumetric units (i.e., 3 to 4 or 2 to 3, which I use a lot).
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Date: 2014-04-17 09:58 pm (UTC)I *much* prefer cooking by volume, though I believe that for some higher end, finicky baking weight is better. I was quite flabbergasted when visiting friends in Chester and I learned they never, ever, ever cooked with simple volumetric units (i.e., 3 to 4 or 2 to 3, which I use a lot).