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In a "Recipe" -- can I indicate what a "Serving" size is supposed to be?

Gman4912
Gman4912 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 2024 in Recipes
My recipe creates about 1.25 cups of sweet & sour sauce. I can calculate that to be apprx 20 Tbsp... Then saying that serving size is 2 Tbsp, I can mark the recipe as 10 servings. Is there a way to record in the recipe that each of the servings is intended to be 2 Tbsp?

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  • usmcmp
    usmcmp Posts: 21,219 Member
    I'm not sure, but I tend to mark the entire recipe as 1 serving, then put the recipe into my diary as a fraction of that.

    For instance, I make pancakes and never make the same number of them. If I eat 1/4 of the batch (small batches) then I put .25 servings.
  • Queenmunchy
    Queenmunchy Posts: 3,380 Member
    Yes, in the title you can say "Sweet and Sour sauce (2T portion)"
  • Gman4912
    Gman4912 Posts: 3 Member
    I'm just trying to be thorough... If u start with a container of 1.25 cups, then use say 3 "servings" - u sort of get stuck with this --> the next time u use it: whatever is left in the container is supposed to be 7 servings. And then next time, it's 6 servings. Usually recipes would say how many servings AND what is the serving size.
  • Gman4912
    Gman4912 Posts: 3 Member
    Oh, okay, Queen -- I see what u mean... thanks!
  • lorinbc
    lorinbc Posts: 48 Member
    I save recipes with Food group and serving size in the title eg: Soup Bean and Bacon 1Cup or for you Sauces Sweet and Sour 2 TBSP Easier to find and easier to log.
  • rosebarnalice
    rosebarnalice Posts: 3,488 Member
    I put it the title of the dish--e.g. "sweet &sour 2tbsp"
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