One Part This One Part That

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I’m careworn when recipes call for 1 part of an component like oil and a couple of parts of another element like sugar. Does one part suggest 1 ounce? —R.C., Miami, FloridaParts talk over with the dimension…it is able to be cups, tablespoons, oz or every other sort of measurement you choose.

Let’s say a salad dressing recipe calls for two components oil and 1 component vinegar. The ratio of these components is two to one. That means that the quantity of oil may be double the quantity of vinegar. So in case you need enough salad dressing to feed your circle of relatives, you would possibly select to make 1-1/2 cups, or 1 cup of oil to half cup vinegar. If you would like a small quantity of dressing, say three oz, you will use 2 tablespoons oil and 1 tablespoon vinegar. Both examples have the equal ratio of 2 to one.