Cooking measurements

[Mairzydotes]

I have a recipe for a fat-free fruit cake which I would like to try. However the measurements are very strange.
It starts
1lb (400g) mixed dried fruit
1 beaten egg
OK so far
Then
1 mug hot tea
1 mug soft brown sugar
2 mugs SR flour
As my mug rack has 12 mugs of varying sizes, this could be a problem!
Would American cups do??
If anyone has any idea of what a 'mug' should weigh, I'd be very pleased to know!
Many thanks

[pastafreak]

LOL..that IS odd. I would go for American cups also...or a range of 8-10 ounces-----NOT weight but liquid measure. As long as you use the same cup for all the measurements, you will be fine.Let us know how it turns out.

[jack daniels]

Hi pasta (((((hugs)))))

This may be of use - I've not had a look yet

http://www.recipes4us.co.uk/conversion_charts. htm

[theonlyone]

the recipe is for a tea cake ..or barm brack ...

[lorri24601]

I have a recipe for a yogurt cake and you use the yogurt pot that contained the yougurt as a measure for the flour,sugar, oil ect. makes no difference what size pot you use as long as you use same one to measure the other stuff,so i would imagine the same applys to the cup you use in this recipe.Would be intrested to know if it works,can you let us know if it does :-)

[crisgal]

i have a similar recipe:

1 mug sultanas, rasins or mixed

soaked overnight in one mug tea

next day add 1 mug wholemeal flour

and 1 mug skimmed milk.

as long as the recepticle is the same throughout, it doesn't really matter what size it is.