You all were fighting the good fight! Cheers as well! I had another experience at a music venue/bar out in Vienna where I ordered a New Castle on tap. Guy grabs a plastic cup when there were clearly pint glasses available. So I... (4 replies, last updated by NoVA October 9, 2009)

1-2 cups of organic flour works great as a compost ‘starter’ instead of buying one. also rotate between brown (dry things like paper and grass clippings) and green (wet food scraps) to keep a good balance. if your... (28 replies, last updated by Sal Vanilla June 24, 2009)

So I cobbled together a grapefruit marmalade recipe from Nigella, RecipeZaar, and my own random preserving knowledge... and ended up with fifteen and a half pints of it. It’s delicious, crazy floral and bracingly,... (18 replies, last updated by LauraGrace October 10, 2009)

Many thanks to anyone who can help me with this. I have a recipe which lists sugar and cake flour in ounces. As I don’t have a scale, I need to convert to cups/tablespoons. Does anyone know the proper conversion rates.... (16 replies, last updated by c oliver July 15, 2009)

could beat the sugar and cream cheese in the kitchenaid, then add the milk and peanut butter. Then fold in 1 pint heavy cream, whipped. I served this as the “kids' dessert” at Thanksgiving in small cups with... (12 replies, last updated by Keri T. December 14, 2004)

Fado has 2 pints and a sandwhich for $13, Ludwig’s has $4 pints of Hoegarten(sp?), The Black Sheep has $4 pints of Bass, and these specials are during the World Cup games. I am very interested if anyone else has any good... (10 replies, last updated by Anne June 10, 2006)

I’m planning to head out to Red Hook this weekend, but will the World Cup diminish the soccer being played, and thus the food being cooked up? Anyone know? (10 replies, last updated by Bob Martinez July 10, 2006)

by then) but it will include breakfast – I can’t speak to the quality of the food or whether they’ll keep the taps flowing past 2am (can you imagine a room full of sober Brits watching England play in the World... (8 replies, last updated by Paige June 13, 2002)

. They were brittle at the edges and after some time in my cupboard the outer layer started to peel away. I don’t know about wine glasses... I’ve seen renewable cups but not wine glasses. I guess it depends too... (1 reply, last updated by Jitterbug August 20, 2009)

and stones into the compost and then you have nice dark clear juice. Measure 3 1/2 cups juice to 6 cups sugar into a clean stock pot. Bring to a heary simmer/boil. Keep stirring a few minutes. (It will foam up – careful it... (1 reply, last updated by doe September 13, 2007)

two cups equals a pint (2 replies, last updated by Das Ubergeek January 3, 2006)

. There was a delicious smell of organic waffle cones being made. Everything is organic and earth-friendly. Tastes are given on metal spoons so they can be washed and reused. The bio-degradable dishes go into the compost bin. They... (1 reply, last updated by Sharuf October 16, 2006)

I used to serve them at Thanksgiving in a bowl with a set of sake cups to hold them. Any idea where I can find them this year. Thanks. (2 replies, last updated by russkar November 9, 2007)

Right idea, wrong solvent. Toasting (or boiling) would destroy the almond flavored cyanogenic compounds. You’d probably have to eat a bushel to get ill. Crack the pits and immerse in vodka, with sugar. I’d go with a cup... (7 replies, last updated by cimui July 14, 2009)

4-1/2 pints is 9 cups. That’s quite a lot of lemon curd. When I make a pie, I usually aim for about 6 cups of filling – I’m talking about sliced apples, for instance – and they get mounded up. Why... (2 replies, last updated by Thomas of Delaware December 6, 2005)