when life gives you lemons

Making Trader Joe’s lemonade, from a frozen can tube.

instructions: “Empty contents of can into half gallon container.  Add 4 1/3 cans of cold water.  stir vigorously.”

WHAT?  4 and A THIRD???  This is AMERICA, buddy, we don’t DO fractions here.  Maybe, MAYBE a HALF, but a THIRD????  How do you expect me to just EYEBALL that?  IMPOSSIBLE!  If my lemonade turns out funky I will SUE!  SUE, I SAY!!!  How DARE they…uhh…

errr…which can of water was I on?  Dammit.

8 Responses to “when life gives you lemons”


  1. 1 The Scoot

    Uh… is the can eight ounces? A third of that is about 2.66 ounces…

    Do you have a letter scale? Just add water until it comes out to 2.66, or so. Just remember to subtract the weight of the can…

  2. 2 Mollie

    So I guess you don’t do well with those 12oz pasta boxes either…

  3. 3 grace

    Trader Joe’s lemonade sounds awfully high maintenance.

  4. 4 Michael

    Most measuring cups have markings in thirds of a cup.
    Everyone one I’ve seen has ‘em.
    Best of luck.

  5. 5 ESC

    NOT a third of a cup. a third of A CAN!

    and it’s all good. the lemonade was fine. and already gone. Mmmmm…

  6. 6 The Scoot

    Uh… I just realized. A cup is eight ounces. So, four cans and a third of eight ounces is two pints. As such, you needed 1025 millilters of water.

    I keep a solar powered calculator in my kitchen just for this reason.

  7. 7 The Scoot

    … Two pints and 2.66 ounces is 1025 ML, I mean…

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