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Old November 24th 06, 06:32 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
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Default Happy Thanksgiving!

To a mathematician, a misnomer for a solid of rotation by a rectangle
rotated through its longitudinal axis with a surface drawn every 90° of
revolution.

To a metricist, 4 ounces or 114 grams (usually rounded to 100 grams).

To a cook, butter (US) comes in one pound packages and divided and wrapped
into four "sticks" or cubes to the pound.

Jim

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1 cube butter


What is a cube of butter?