Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
ст.л. песка
English translation:
tablespoon of sugar
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James Duncan
Jan 31, 2018 08:32
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Kathy Treas
3 ст.л. песка
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Cooking / Culinary
This is on a food blog. It is a recipe for preserving tomatoes and is meant for the general public. The transliteration is '3 tablespoons sand' is the sand referred to here 'granulated sugar'?
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| 5 +3 | sugar |
James Duncan
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| 4 | 3 tbsp of sanding sugar |
Vladimir Alekseev, MCIL
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| 3 +1 | 3 tbsp of caster sugar |
Maria Kaverina
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James Duncan
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sugar
It is common slang for sugar because of its resemblance to sand.
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Lazyt3ch
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| agree |
Tatiana Grehan
: обычный "сахарный песок", или просто "сахар" (никакой не "caster" или "sanding")
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| agree |
Denis Putko
: Именно!
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Vladimir Alekseev, MCIL
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3 tbsp of sanding sugar
after doing some research I'm a bit surprised that granulated sugar and sanding sugar are different things : )
it says "Sanding sugars have a slightly coarser grain than granulated sugar to reflect light and sparkle"
https://www.countrykitchensa.com/shop/food-items/sugars-sand...
anyway, in your case it's probably the same
it says "Sanding sugars have a slightly coarser grain than granulated sugar to reflect light and sparkle"
https://www.countrykitchensa.com/shop/food-items/sugars-sand...
anyway, in your case it's probably the same
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19 mins
Maria Kaverina
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4
3 tbsp of caster sugar
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Vladyslav Golovaty
: https://www.cakecentral.com/forum/t/654358/caster-sugar-wher...
48 mins
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| neutral |
Lazyt3ch
: Американцы, возможно, не поймут, а британцы не будут заморачиваться.
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