Trying to make my great-aunt's biscuit recipe ended with a smoke alarm

I was in my kitchen in Spokane, trying to follow her handwritten card that called for 'a good pinch' of baking powder, which I guessed was a tablespoon. The whole batch turned bitter and set off the smoke detector when they burned at 450 degrees. How do you guys translate those old vague measurements into something you can actually use?

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noah32610d agoMost Upvoted

Guess a tablespoon is way more than a pinch.

richard_ramirez10d ago

Yeah, like a pinch is just a little sprinkle... but a tablespoon is basically a whole handful of seasoning. Some recipes really don't get the difference.