Some things like syrup and honey are difficulty to measure out by any method, but imagine writing a recipe and telling people to use a cup measure. What a mess, what a waste.
I have some sympathy for measuring things by volume, in Eastern European recipes you have 'a glass' of this and that, and it's rarely fussy. Americans just abuse the whole concept and end up telling you to measure broccoli in a little scoop
Some things like syrup and honey are difficulty to measure out by any method, but imagine writing a recipe and telling people to use a cup measure. What a mess, what a waste.
I have some sympathy for measuring things by volume, in Eastern European recipes you have 'a glass' of this and that, and it's rarely fussy. Americans just abuse the whole concept and end up telling you to measure broccoli in a little scoop