Can you trust Snapple facts?

[Ichinisan]

"Real Fact" #891

Pound cake got its name from the original recipe which called for a pound of butter.

:hmm:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pound_cake

Pound cake refers to a type of cake traditionally made with a pound of each of four ingredients: flour, butter, eggs, and sugar.

That's what I thought. I can't trust Snapple facts anymore without researching them. 🙁

 

[gorcorps]

To me it doesn't look wrong, just not as specific.

 

[Ichinisan]

To me it doesn't look wrong, just not as specific.

True. Not specific enough for me to be comfortable repeating it that way.

 

[dainthomas]

A pound of sugar? Holy crap.

 

[vshah]

omnomnom

 

[T_Yamamoto]

yum

 

[The Boston Dangler]

that is a lie of omission.

 

[Phanuel]

And having space the size of a quarter to fit a fact onto. Lets put the Gettysburg address on it!

 

[Ichinisan]

A pound of sugar? Holy crap.

Yeah, but:

The traditional recipe makes a cake much larger than most families can consume, and so the quantity is often changed to suit the size of the cake that is desired.

 

[Ichinisan]

And having space the size of a quarter to fit a fact onto. Lets put the Gettysburg address on it!

That's actually a good idea.