1 carton of milk and 6 packets of crackers

English translation: 2 crackers to a packet/a carton probably means a half-pint

19:29 Apr 17, 2005

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Medical - Cooking / Culinary

English term or phrase: 1 carton of milk and 6 packets of crackers

Help!! Are you American? I need this info for a Diabetic Menu.
If I read: "1 carton of milk", how much is this in the US?
"6 packets of crackers", Do these packets contain 1 cracker each?

I'd appreciate your help, Thanks!

Gloria

Gloria Walker (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 69 (none open) (2 without valid answers) (5 closed without grading) Answers: 6
Local time: 07:14

Selected answer:2 crackers to a packet/a carton probably means a half-pint

Explanation:
Milk cartons come in sizes 1/2, 1 pint, 1 quart, and 1/2 gallon. The meal size carton is 1/2 pint.

Selected response from:

bigedsenior
Local time: 03:14

Grading comment

Thanks, Bigedsenior! I guess this is the closest answer. It fits in the context perfectly.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

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4 +12

2 crackers to a packet/a carton probably means a half-pint

bigedsenior

4 +1

one litre of milk and four crackers

NancyLynn

a quart of milk and 6 packages of crackers

Charlesp

Discussion entries: 6

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +12

2 crackers to a packet/a carton probably means a half-pint

Explanation:
Milk cartons come in sizes 1/2, 1 pint, 1 quart, and 1/2 gallon. The meal size carton is 1/2 pint.

bigedsenior
Local time: 03:14
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanks, Bigedsenior! I guess this is the closest answer. It fits in the context perfectly.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Robert Donahue (X): Sounds about right (albeit not terribly tasty : )

7 mins

-> Thanks, Robert. Especially if they are unsalted crackers.

agree

msherms: I would agree- they really should be more precise for a diabetic menu IMO

32 mins

-> thanks, msherms

agree

silvia b (X)

33 mins

-> thanks, silvia

agree

Alexandra Tussing

36 mins

-> thanks, Alexandra

agree

Marian Greenfield: terrible directions... the crackers for sure... the milk only in a cafeteria setting... usually outside of that, a carton is either a quart or half gallon...

37 mins

-> thanks, Marian

agree

Alp Berker

1 hr

-> thanks, Alp

agree

humbird

2 hrs

-> thanks, Humbird

agree

Anna Maria Augustine (X)

3 hrs

-> thanks, Anna

agree

RebeW

5 hrs

-> thanks, RebeW

agree

Will Matter: We don't have much to work with here but you are very close to what most people would approximate if given no additional info. 2 crackers per packet is absolutely correct (for U.S.) & milk would be 1/2 or 1 pint, depending. Muy bueno, amigo.

6 hrs

-> thanks, willmatter

agree

Saleh Chowdhury, Ph.D.

14 hrs

-> thanks, Saleh

agree

Alfa Trans (X)

19 hrs

-> thanks, Marju

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

one litre of milk and four crackers

Explanation:
I gave a high conofidence level because my answer concerns what you get in Canadian hospitals, should you need to know this ;-)

NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 06:14
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

7 hrs confidence:

a quart of milk and 6 packages of crackers

Explanation:
but it could be a half-gallon of milk, as for the crackers, it is maybe six packages in the box. So how many? Well, let's guess about 8 cracker to a package, but that is a guess of course. A package is not a measurement...

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Note added at 7 hrs 3 mins (2005-04-18 02:32:35 GMT)
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oh perhaps I should have asked what country you were referring to - I presumed the US.

Charlesp
Sweden
Local time: 12:14
Native speaker of: English

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