I need a little help with measurement...?!


Question: I need a little help with measurement!.!.!.!?
what does this mean!?
* 2/3 cup and 1 tablespoon butter, melted
* 1-1/2 pounds confectioners' sugar
* 2 cups and 3 tablespoons peanut butter
* 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
* 2-3/4 cups and 2 tablespoons semisweet chocolate chips
* 1 tablespoon and 1-1/4 teaspoons shortening
i don't get the 1-1/2, does that mean 1 and 1/2 and the 2- 3/4 mean 2 and 3/4!? or two of the 3/4!?

Thank you,trying to make this recipe for familyWww@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Let's first use the 1 1/2 teaspoons of vanilla as an example!.

What it means is that you are to measure 1 teaspoon of vanilla, then measure 1 teaspoon more!.

For the chocolate chips, you would measure 2 cups, then 3/4 cup, and finally, 2 tablespoons!.

And so on!.

EDIT: Use these measurements:

Butter !.!.!. 2/3 cup + 1 tablespoon

confectioner's sugar !.!.!. 1 pound + 1/2 pound

peanut butter !.!.!. 2 cups + 3 tablespoons

vanilla extract !.!.!. 1 teaspoon + 1/2 teaspoon

chocolate chips !.!.!. 2 cups + 3/4 cup + 2 tablespoons

shortening !.!.!. 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon + 1/4 teaspoonWww@FoodAQ@Com

It is a strangely written recipe! Well, unless there is something extra at the end of your recipe that requires you to use all of the smaller amounts of the same ingredients, then it means to use two thirds PLUS one tablespoon of butter!.!.!. two cups PLUS three tablespoons of peanut butter!.!.!. one, PLUS one half teaspoons of vanilla!.!.!.and so on!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

6 and 1/3 tbsp of butter,melted
1/2 kilo confectioners sugar
35 tbsp peanut butter
1/2 tbsp vanilla
46 tbsp semisweet choco
4 and 1/4 tsp of shortening

*1-1/2 means 1 and 1/2
*2-3/4 means 2 and 3/4
*they just put hypen to emphasize the whole number and fraction!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

1-1/2, does that mean 1 and 1/2 Yes it does


2- 3/4 mean 2 and 3/4 Yes this does as well!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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