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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My guess is that most people never owned scales and they weren’t really very accessible to most people until recently. If you are really interested in baking fairly complicated foods, buy a scale. If you are only interested in occasionally baking some cookies or a simple cake or pie, volume recipes will work fine. [/quote] False. Scales and balances have been used since 2000 BC ancient Egypt. The definition of gram is based on the density of water,small you need is a balance with water to measure things..[/quote] Not for your average home cook! There were scale professionals who brought their own tools for important measuring occasions and then your apothecary may have one. Even the miller used bags and scoops. The scale professionals were taken seriously and were brutally punished if they were cheats. They weren't hanging around Brunhilde's house seeing if she wanted to measure her porridge. [/quote]
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