Measuring Messy Solids

I learned a tip from a friend’s grandmother years ago for clean and easy measuring of messy solids like peanut butter or shortening.

Fill a liquid measuring cup part way with water first, then add the solid ingredient to it.  Spill out the water and add the ingredient to your recipe.

Let’s say you need 1/2 cup peanut butter for a recipe.  Fill a liquid measuring cup to the 1/2-cup level with cool water.  Add peanut butter until the water reaches the 1-cup level.  Pour out the water, then pour the peanut butter into the recipe.

Cleanup is soooo easy!