conversion...ounces

Hey Guys..... I was thinking....and the inner geek came out...and I started thinking about how they measure the amount of protein in some of the healthy choice dinners....thinking about ounces... and I know that for the metric system cc = ml at a general room temp... But I started wondering about ounces...dry verses fluid and I found this statment... The two most commonly used units of weight (or mass) measurement for cooking in the U.S. are the ounce and the pound. Do not confuse the ounce of weight with the fluid ounce, because they are not the same; there is no standard conversion between weight and volume unless you know the density of the ingredient. To make matters worse, there are different kinds of weight measurement; Avoirdupois weight, Troy weight, and Apothecaries weight. In the U.S., when someone refers to pounds and ounces of weight (especially in cooking) they are usually referring to Avoirdupois weight. So I think I answered my own question.....just thought I share in case y'all have a geek moment today.... Russ

I appreciate your post.  It made me think about conversations I sometimes have with my brother.  He's a food microbiologist.  He sounds like any other normal colllege educated guy when talking about most subjects.   However, when he starts talking about his field of study, he gets into his own little world and sounds like he's speaking in a foreign language.  He manages to clear things up when he's educating the general public through tv appearances.  He's a professor at Rutgers in New Brunswick and is often interviewed by local newspapers and New York television stations.  By the way, he specializes on doing research on botulism and anthrax.  He also gives lectures and instructions around the world dealing with the processing of meat.