# Stick of butter?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stick-of-butter/268177>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 8, 2004, 9:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stick-of-butter/268177 "2004-10-08T09:50:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 8, 2004, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stick-of-butter/268177/21 "2004-10-08T19:24:21Z")

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> [@jjimm](#):
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> The problem I had until this thread was not dividing the butter up, but when following US recipes that call for butter-by-volume rather than by weight. Recipes from pretty much all of the rest of the world measure solids such as butter in weight (grams), and liquids in volume (millilitres). I have an American cup measure, but it didn’t help.

To add to the confusion, in the US, it’s not uncommon to find recipies that call for butter by weight as well. I think it’s assumed that most people that cook here just know that 1 pound of butter = 2 cups. I mean, EVERYONE knows that, don’t they? 😉

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