[quote user="Bob Janova"]
No, the UK still uses pints for beer and the like in pubs, and for milk (sometimes).
Thanks for the comprehensive guide. The US is even more WTFy than I thought. Is ice cream in dry or wet pints? What about something like goose fat (after Christmas!) which is liquid in a warm room but solid in the fridge? Having two units of volume called the same thing, but different sizes, has WTF written all over it.
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I believe ice cream is sold by the 'nominal pint': it says "one pint", but the actual amount sold is measured in ounces. Goose fat is measured by the liquid pint, or by the ounce. Dry pints are not used very often, and are only for pourable solids like wheat or rice.