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From: oper@uwmacc.UUCP (Unix operator)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: Re: Those quaint Canadians
Message-ID: <449@uwmacc.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 9-Nov-84 11:02:31 EST
Article-I.D.: uwmacc.449
Posted: Fri Nov  9 11:02:31 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 10-Nov-84 06:22:43 EST
References: <1036@Cascade.ARPA> <285@qantel.UUCP>
Reply-To: oper@maccunix.UUCP (Unix operator c/o Steve Manning)
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Organization: UWisconsin-Madison Academic Comp Center
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Summary: 

In article <285@qantel.UUCP> ken@qantel.UUCP (Ken Nichols@ex6193) writes:
>> 
>> TIP--make as a pie using crumbs to line a 9" pie plate and fill with
>> jelly mixture.  Serves 7.  FOR SQUARES--line 8" square pan with 2/3
>> crumbs.  Fill with jelly mixture.  Top with remaining crumbs.  Makes 8
>> or 9 squares.
>> 
>> (Serves 7????  8 squares????  My brain hurts!)
>> 
>> 	-paul asente
>
>I'm no Canadian, I see nothing wrong with the wording in these TWO recipies.
>
>Recipe one -- The PIE -- makes 7 servings.
>
>Recipe two -- SQUARES -- makes 8 or 9 squares. (because it's a smaller pan.)
>
>Nothing wrong with that.


There really isn't anything wrong with dividing a pie into 7 servings, it's
just difficult to cut that many slices evenly by hand.  I used to work in
a restaurant which had a metal guide to use in for cutting 7 slices per pie.  
Apparantly 1/7th of a pie looks like a good sized piece, but 1/8th appears 
a bit skimpy.

As for the other recipe, I for one would like to see *8* squares cut out of
a SQUARE pan!  Possible math thesis there!  That was the point of the
orginal posting.  I suppose that you could make the squares differently
sized like so...

	---------------------
	|    |    |    |    |
	|1   |2   |3   |4   |
	|--------------+----|
	|              |    |
	|              |5   |
	|              |----|
	|              |    |
	|              |6   |
	|              |----|
	|              |    |
	|8             |7   |
	---------------------


	but I don't think that this was the intention of the cookie company.


	Steve Manning, Madison Academic Computing Center

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